India's Private Space Ecosystem Hits Stride: IN-SPACe Tightens Rules, Skyroot Meets Modi, and Startups Navigate the Rocket to Revenue

India's private space sector is showing real momentum this week, with regulatory clarity and political attention converging on the same theme: the sector is growing up.

On July 30, IN-SPACe released its final guidelines for planned re-entries of space objects — mandatory authorization for any Indian or non-Indian entity undertaking a controlled descent back to Earth. Non-Indian players must go through an India-incorporated subsidiary. The rules carve out an exemption for natural...