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ISRO opens its launch pads to private rockets

Rocket launch time

ISRO will lease its Sriharikota launch infrastructure to private rocket companies from next year, cutting their cost-to-orbit by an estimated 40%. Three Indian startups have boosters ready for the pad. The space economy target: $44 billion by 2033. The message: the government builds roads, private players drive.

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Should space stay state-led or share with private?

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