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India’s space race moves from launchpad to ledger

Ishan Patra

October 23, 2025 | 10 Min Read

India’s space race moves from launchpad to ledger

October 23, 2025 | 10 Min Read

Rocket launches were just act one. Now Indian spacetech founders and investors are chasing what happens in orbit: navigation systems, microgravity labs, satellite servicing, and business models that can turn presence in space into profit on Earth.

For years, India’s space story had a simple arc: build the rocket, launch the payload, wait for the signal. The engineering was hard, but the narrative straightforward.

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