ISRO is in process of launching space tourism: Union Minister

Thursday, February 16, 2023

In reply to a question of Sanjeev Arora, Rajya Sabha MP from Ludhiana, the Union Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Dr Jitendra Singh, stated that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in the process of launching space tourism.

Arora had asked whether the ISRO was planning for space tourism and if so, asked the details of the Budget allocated for the purpose.

To this, Dr Singh, who also holds the portfolios of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, revealed that “the ISRO has carried out a few feasibility studies for a sub-orbital space tourism mission.”

He informed the House that the objective of India’s maiden human spaceflight programme, ‘Gaganyaan’, is demonstration of human spaceflight capability to low earth orbit (LEO), which is a precursor to the future space tourism programme. After the accomplishment of the ‘Gaganyaan’ mission, activities towards space tourism would be firmed up.

As per the Tribune New Service, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) earlier, which is a single window agency under the Department of Space to promote, handhold and authorise the activities of the private sector in the space domain, had also sought to promote active participation of the private sector in carrying out end-to-end space activities, including space tourism.

Besides, the ISRO had also developed international cooperation and relations with 61 countries in varied domains of space activities.

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