The 6-metre tall launch vehicle Vikram-S is named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the country’s space programme Sriharikota: Vikram-S, India’s maiden private rocket, carrying three satellites lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The 6-metre tall launch vehicle Vikram-S is named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the country’s space programme. Sharing pictures with the …
India's first private rocket: The country's first privately made rocket Vikram-S was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation from its spaceport, about 115 km from Chennai. "I am happy to announce the successful completion of Mission Prarambh - the beginning of Skyroot Aerospace," said Pawan Kumar Goenka, Chairman of INSPACe. Developed by four-year-old startup Skyroot Aerospace, today's event marks …
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to launch country’s first rocket built by a private company on Friday. Sriharikota: India's first private rocket Vikram-S developed by Skyroot Aerospace ahead of its lift-off, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This is also significant in increasing the presence of private players in the space sector or the country,” said …