Australia and India expanded space cooperation through five industry partnerships covering satellites, spacecraft recovery, spaceports, research, education and advanced manufacturing.

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• Australia and India announced five space-sector partnerships at Bengaluru Space Expo 2026, strengthening cooperation across infrastructure, recovery, research and commercial missions.
• The Australian Trade and Investment Commission led a 12-member Australian delegation representing Earth observation, reusable spacecraft recovery and commercial space operations.
• LatConnect 60 partnered with NewSpace India Limited to use Indian ground-station infrastructure for SWIRSAT mission operations and satellite data downlinks.
• Space Angel Group signed an agreement with Andura Expeditions covering spaceport activities, spacecraft testing, high-altitude drop campaigns and hypersonic recovery operations.
• Space Angel Group collaborated with Inbound Aerospace on autonomous reusable capsule recovery and the return of microgravity payloads from space missions.
• Space Angel Group and Red Balloon Aerospace established cooperation for future commercial missions involving spacecraft and resources safely returned from celestial bodies.
• The University of Western Australia and Space Industry Association of India announced cooperation covering education, research, industry engagement and knowledge exchange.
• Australia highlighted its support for India’s Gaganyaan programme through spacecraft tracking and recovery assistance during planned human spaceflight activities.
• The agreements expand Australia-India collaboration across satellite infrastructure, spacecraft recovery, spaceport development, research partnerships and advanced space manufacturing capabilities.
• The partnerships demonstrate growing commercial engagement between Australian and Indian space companies, institutions and emerging ecosystems across multiple high-technology space applications.