The sun to moon: India's space sector is gearing up for an eventful 2023

This year will see missions to study the sun and the moon, and a raft of startups are gearing up to take India's space initiatives forward

From the sun to the moon to space startups, India’s space sector is geared up for an eventful 2023. The year could see the first two dedicated manufacturing clusters for developing space technology becoming a reality.  

Among the major missions lined up this year are Aditya-L, India’s first mission to study the sun, Chandrayaan-3, its moon mission, and the first phase of a human spaceflight programme called Gaganyaan. The year may also see more aggressive steps by the private sector in this space.

Pawan Goenka, chairman of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), which acts as a bridge between