#16 - Space Around the World: Space in India

This episode is about India. Not many people both within and outside the space industry know a lot about the Indian ecosystem. So, I decided to invite Narayan Prasad to get an overview of space in India.

Narayan is currently the COO of satsearch, a startup based in the Netherlands. In the last few years, Narayan has become the go-to-person to speak about the Indian space ecosystem. He has worked closely with ISRO and the Indian government, advised Indian space startups as well as been a core point of contact, really, for the space industry in India.

Narayan hosts the NewSpace India podcast, which I really recommend and has also published his thoughts on the Indian space industry in various publications.

It was a pleasure to have him on the podcast to speak about the Indian space ecosystem. And even though I am from India, I learnt a lot of interesting things about the Indian space ecosystem.

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01:47: Narayan's story

12:16: An overview of the Indian space ecosystem - past to present

22:34: Is military space a thing in India?

30:47: India's launch ecosystem

45:10: The potential for Earth observation in India

56:01: OneWeb, Starlink and the future of satellite internet for India

01:01:52: What should a potential investor know about the Indian space ecosystem?

01:07:27: What are the most exciting things about the Indian space industry?

01:10:30: What is the USP for the Indian space industry?

01:13:33: What do people get wrong about space in India?

01:17:48: What does satsearch do?

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