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The article discusses the amended FDI policy which liberalises the entry routes for FDI investment in India's space sector.

India Business News: Read the latest news on the 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the space sector and its impact on India's space capabilities. Learn more about the game-changing decision and its potential for global collaboration and innovation in the private sector.

Science News: A total of 30 space launches, including test flights for India’s human spaceflight mission, are being planned in the country over the next 14 months from the Sriharikota spaceport. IN-SPACe is leading the efforts to optimize resources and establish India as a global manufacturing hub for space activities.

Indias space regulator IN-SPACe revealed plans for about 30 space launches in the fourth quarter of 2023-24 and the next fiscal year. The launches include private startups Skyroot and Agnikul, contributing to the Integrated Launch Manifesto. Key missions involve Gaganyaan, SSLV, PSLV, GSLV, and launches by startups like Agnikul Cosmos and Digantara Research & Technology. The schedule indicates a significant surge in space activities, including tests and commercial missions.

The launches by Skyroot Aerospace and Agnikul Cosmos of their launch vehicles Vikram-1 and Agnibaan, respectively, will also signify the startups first respective commercial missions.

Out of the 14 commercial missions identified, seven launches are being undertaken by the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) including two Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs) by an industry consortium, IN-SPACe said.

Plan include seven launches related to the Gaganyaan mission, two launches each of ISRO’s newest rocket

IN-SPACe: The key non-governmental entities that have planned sub-orbital and orbital launches during this period are Agnikul Cosmos and Skyroot Aerospace.

AWS India announced its Space Accelerator program aimed at helping early-stage and mature startups supporting India's growing space industry.

India News: IN-SPACe is introducing space courses at IITs and other colleges through a national panel. Find out more about the courses and the efforts to promote space technology education.