SynopsisIndia's growing space sector is making strides in essential mission technologies and components. With investor interest surging in startups focused on propulsion, communications, and in-orbit servicing, this trend opens avenues for local manufacturing. The government's commitment to supporting indigenous manufacturers will be vital for their expansion. These innovative companies will drive future space missions and global supply chains, marking a new era in the sector.India’s fledgling private space industry has proven its expertise in building rockets and satellites, overcoming the single hardest capability hurdle in the newspace economy dominated by the US.The next frontier, investors say, will lie in the less-glamorous but mission-critical technologies that power them, such as the propulsion system that keeps a satellite in orbit, and the communication technology that connects it, to the navigation systemsNow Playing