Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during his Gujarat visit will inaugurate the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) at Bopal in Ahmedabad.

IN-SPACe is an autonomous nodal agency, approved by the Union Government and overseen by the Department of Space. This organisation shall act as a medium between ISRO and the private space sector in India.

I am happy to announce the inauguration of @INSPACeIND Headquarters at Bopal, Ahmedabad by Hon'ble Prime Ministrer Shri @narendramodi Ji on June 10, 2022 at 15:45 Hrs. We are looking forward to working with the industry and ISRO to grow the space sector. #PMatINSPACeHQ

— Pawan K Goenka (@GoenkaPk) June 4, 2022

Under the IN-SPACe, the private entities will be sharing space infrastructure and premises under the control of ISRO to perform space activities.

The infrastructure and properties of ISRO will be used for the first time by the private sector.

Pawan Goenka, IN-SPACe chairman, tweeted on June 4, “I am happy to announce the inauguration of IN-SPACe Headquarters at Bopal, Ahmedabad by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji on June 10, 2022, at 15:45 Hrs. We are looking forward to working with the industry and ISRO to grow the space sector.” DeshGujarat.