ISRO, Australian Space Agency to boost bilateral collaborations in space tech
The Hindu
Six MoUs signed between Indian and Australian space start-ups at Bengaluru Space Expo
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Australian Space Agency (ASA), an entity that is responsible for the development of the country’s commercial space sector, have decided to intensify their interactions with a view to developing and growing space technology markets for both India and Australia.
As a precursor to this, the space entities on Monday facilitated signage of half a dozen MoUs between Australian and Indian startups focused on space tech at Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX) in Bengaluru.
Australia’s Space Machines Company has entered into a collaboration with Bengaluru-based aerospace and defence manufacturer Ananth Technologies on product integration, testing, technology development, and joint-space missions.
Australian startup HEX20 would work with Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace to provide launch services, spacecraft avionics, and components to Australian Space Initiatives. Perth-based QL Space also partnered with Skyroot Aerospace to develop launch facilities in Australia and support joint mineral exploration missions in space.
QL Space has partnered with Chennai-based GalaxEye to develop a hybrid optic and radar payload to reduce the adverse environmental impact of critical mineral exploration in Australia. The Australian firm would also work with Bengaluru-based SatSure to build a satellite and AI-based solutions to support the agriculture, mining, and defence industries and apply this technology to the outer space environment.
Also, Australia’s SABRN Health, Altdata, and India’s DCube would work together on the development and integration of hardware, sensor technology, and software to provide health support to astronauts.
“It’s great to see so many commercial links developing in the domain of high technology among the space entities of both the countries,” said ISRO Chairman, also Secretary Department of Space (DOS), S. Somanath, while speaking at the inaugural session of the expo.
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