In today's space race, India has found much surer footing,” the leading US newspaper said. OneWeb’s next constellation of satellites was sent into orbit by India’s Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Last year, the space start-ups raked in USD 120 million in new investment, at a rate that is doubling or tripling annually.”The NYT report mentions Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace and aerospace manufacturer Dhruva Space. "Skyroot and Dhruva work in the relatively sexy sectors of launch and satellite delivery, but together those account for only 8 per cent of India’s space business pie. Dhruva Space, which deploys satellites, was India’s first space start-up.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2023 16:45 UTC