Deeptech
ISRO mulls exiting manufacturing to boost privatisation in India's space sector

ISRO is considering exiting manufacturing as part of India's broader push to open the space sector to private players, per Inc42. Space and satellite deeptech founders should prepare for new supply chain openings—ISRO's manufacturing retreat creates contracts for components, subsystems, and launch support that were previously unavailable to private startups.
Source: Inc42 ↗
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