Consider the following statements with regard to involvement of private entities in India's space programme:
- The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is an autonomous agency formed to facilitate participation of private entities.
- Agnikul Cosmos launched the world's first flight using 3D-printed rocket engine.
- Skyroot Aerospace has developed liquid fuel for GSLV.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct answer: C
Explanation
IN-SPACe, set up in 2020 under DOS, is an autonomous, single-window agency to authorise and promote private participation in space (1 correct). Agnikul Cosmos' Agnibaan SOrTeD (May 2024) was the world's first flight powered by a fully 3D-printed, single-piece semi-cryogenic rocket engine (Agnilet) — (2 correct). Statement 3 is wrong: Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram series uses solid and cryogenic stages, not liquid fuel for GSLV; GSLV's liquid and cryogenic stages are developed by ISRO. Hence 1 and 2 only.