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Space Facilities in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat
May 24 , 2026
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- The Department of Space approved new Common Technical Facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu to support India’s private space manufacturing sector.
- A Space Manufacturing Park will be developed at Khoraj near Ahmedabad for spacecraft and payload system manufacturing.
- A Space Vehicles Cluster will be established at Thoothukudi near the upcoming launch complex at Kulasekarapattinam.
- The Tamil Nadu facility will focus on manufacturing, testing, and integration of launch vehicle systems.
- The Union Government sanctioned ₹100 crore for the specialised facility in Thoothukudi.
- Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) will initially operate the technical systems before transferring them to the State governments.
- Common Technical Facilities are shared infrastructure hubs used for testing, validation, and integration of space hardware by startups and industries.
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