Could space tourism be a reality soon? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) — the country's space agency — is in the process of developing indigenous capabilities for space tourism, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said. He added that the ISRO is testing human flight capacity at low earth orbit to develop capabilities for space.

The ISRO's move comes at a time when the world is already gearing up for space tourism.

The department of space is in the process of drafting a comprehensive and integrated space policy, which will provide direction to the activities of the private Indian space industry, said the minister, responding to questions in the Upper House of Parliament on July 21.

Space tourism to be possible very soon