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Gurbir Singh is an independent researcher on space issues. He’s been studying the subject for decades and has spoken to audiences. He also wrote a book on the Indian Space Program which was published in 2017. We spoke about the current state of the Indian space program.
1:00 – Gurbir talks about the Indian Space program beginning with it’s historic roots.
4:38 – Gurbir talks about India’s local space businesses or lack thereof.
8:12 – Gurbir talks about the mismatch between Indian engineering skills and local opportunities.
11:00 – Gurbir talks about ISRO’s control of the Indian space program.
13:12 – Gurbir talks about the Indian public’s interest in the space program.
16:52 – Gurbir talks about Indian plans to send people into space.
19:52 – Gurbir talks about the next steps in the Indian space program.
24:55 – Gurbir talks about India’s moon missions.
27:14 – Gurbir talks about the Indian solar mission.
28:51 – Gurbir talks about the Indian military pursuit of space projects.
33:40 – Gurbir talks about space debris.
35:27 – Gurbir talks India’s approach to space companies.
39:00 – Gurbir talks about the major centers for Indian space.
42:05 – Gurbir talks early Indian attempts to set up a space center at Bangalore.
44:28 – Gurbir talks about space engineering in India.
48:03 – We discuss the Indian private sector.
53:19 – Gurbir can be found at astrotalkuk.org and on twitter @gurbirsingh
Links of interest
https://twitter.com/GurbirSingh
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Guests: Gurbir Singh
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: space, exploration, commercialization, science, India, Apollo, ISRO, sounding rocket, telescope, Mars, Venus, Moon, PSLV, SSLV, European Space Agency, China, spaceport, orbit, LEO, Artemis, spaceflight, Russia, starcity, France, astronaut, Japan, lagrange, SpaceX, Hindustan Air Limited
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