Skyroot’s Vikram-1 Makes History With India’s First Private Orbital Rocket Mission India’s private space industry achieved a historic milestone as Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 rocket into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The landmark mission, named Aagaman, marked the first attempt by a privately developed Indian rocket to reach orbit and signalled the country’s arrival in the global commercial launch market. Excitement replaced anxious anticipation on Saturday afternoon after a brief delay to the scheduled launch. Mission controllers placed the rocket on a planned hold shortly before its original lift-off time of 11:30 am. However,…
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