The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman, Dr. V. Narayanan, has said that companies specialising in on-orbit servicing and refuelling tech will be invited to work with it. Speaking at the inauguration of the new R&D facility of OrbitAID Aerospace, India’s first space-tech startup in Bengaluru today, he emphasised the importance of developing technologies such as docking and refuelling interfaces and the significance of providing services such as life extension for satellites in shaping the future of India’s space ecosystem. He said, ISRO has recently opened up to private players in the space ecosystem and in the upcoming missions.