Six Private Space Firms Chosen by IN-SPACe for AI INSPIRED Seed Grants of Up to Rs 1 Crore

Key facts

• Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) selected six private space-sector entities for seed-fund grants under its AI INSPIRED programme, announced in February 2026 under the Seed Fund Scheme with a total outlay of up to Rs 6 crore.
• Each of the six selected entities is eligible for a grant of up to Rs 1 crore to develop AI-based solutions for space applications.
• The selected projects cover precision landing, space situational awareness, debris detection, satellite servicing and refuelling, automated target recognition, and spacecraft autonomy.
• Agnikul Cosmos will develop an edge AI-enabled vision-based terminal navigation module for precision landing; Digantara was selected for its Agentic RSO Evaluation Suite (ARES); and EON Space Labs will develop an FPGA-based edge AI intelligent optical payload for real-time space situational awareness and debris detection.
• OrbitAid Aerospace will work on machine-learning-assisted pose estimation algorithms for on-orbit servicing and refuelling; Omnipresent Robot Technologies will develop automated target recognition for defence and docking; and TakeMeToSpace will work on adaptive spacecraft autonomy through AI modernisation of attitude determination and control systems (ADCS).
• Foucault Private Limited (autonomous AI-ML collision avoidance for spacecraft) and AkashaVeda Technologies (AI-based mission management for onboard and ground operations) were selected for mentorship and technical support, including access to ISRO facilities for technology validation and consideration for technology transfer from the Department of Space.