Indian rocket boys looking for launch pad in Western Australia with Space Angel
In a bid to find solutions to the problems arising due to heavy aviation traffic, private rocket manufacturers in India are scouting for alternate testing sites. It is learnt that an Australian-based private space agency, with support from an Indian agency, is developing multi-modal spaceports in Western Australia to test rockets, not just manufactured in Chennai and Hyderabad, but also globally.
Ram Kuppusamy, chief executive officer and founder of the Australian firm, Space Angel, told TNIE an Indian agency is providing technical guidance to set up multimodal spaceports in Western Australia. The spaceports are scheduled to come into operation from 2025.
According to Kuppusamy, the Indian agency will provide guidance for building space infrastructure such as launch complex, integration facility, communications such as radar, mission control systems, safety systems, ground stations, telemetry, general space exploration, research and development and elite services.