Elon Musk to meet spacetech founders in New Delhi
Agnikul Cosmos, Bellatrix Aerospace, Skyroot Aerospace, Dhruva Space, Pixxel, SatSure and Digantara to meet Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk in New Delhi on Monday.
A group of startup executives and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials visited SpaceX’s facilities in Hawthorne, California, last month as a part of the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Programme.
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One startup founder told ET: “It’s just about showing him what the Indian space ecosystem is up to. More than 50% of space assets are of Starlink owned by Elon Musk.”
The main agenda during Musk’s visit will be satcom venture Starlink and electric car maker Tesla, startups said. “This trip is mainly about Tesla and servicing the Indian market through Starlink. I don’t think there is anything beyond this agenda,” said one of them, requesting not to be named.
Starlink is a satellite constellation operated by Starlink Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX, providing internet coverage to over 70 countries. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband.
“Back in the day, we did not have a private ecosystem. Now the government has opened a lot
