PM Modi launches Indian Space Association, says India to ensure space unites the world
India TodayPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Indian Space Association and said that India will ensure that the space sector unites the world. He said that reforms in the space sector are based on four pillars: freedom of innovation to the private sector, the government's role as an enabler, preparing the youth for the future and seeing the space sector as a tool for the development of the common man. Invoking the government's role in boosting the private sector in space technology, the prime minister said, "From the Defence to Space sector, the government is sharing its expertise, providing a launch pad for the private sector and Isro's facilities are being opened. We will ensure that technology that has matured in the sector is transferred to private companies and the government will act as an aggregator for space assets."