TDB-DST SUPPORTS ORBITAID AEROSPACE PVT. LTD. FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS ON-ORBIT SATELLITE DOCKING AND REFUELING TECHNOLOGY

• Technology Development Board (TDB) under DST extended financial assistance to OrbitAID Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., a Chennai-based private space start-up, for indigenous on-orbit satellite docking and refueling technology.
• The project—"Development of Docking and Refueling Systems for In-Space Life Extension of Satellites"—is a flagship example of India's push for private participation in space under the Indian Space Policy, 2023 ecosystem.
• Relevance: tests Sci-Tech (GS-III) + Space economy + Atmanirbhar Bharat in space.