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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled Skyroot’s first orbital rocket, Vikram-I, while inaugurating the startup’s Infinity Campus in Hyderabad. He praised Gen Z engineers and credited space sector reforms for the rise of over 300 private space startups in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Skyroot’s new Infinity Campus in Hyderabad and unveiled the Vikram-I orbital rocket. Highlighting the government’s space reforms, he said private participation has transformed India’s space ecosystem, with over 300 startups driving innovation and attracting global investment.

The Kalpana Fellowship, unveiled on Tuesday, represents a significant step towards fostering gender diversity and inclusivity within the space industry.

Skyroot Aerospace plans to utilize the newly acquired capital of Rs. 225 to drive its next phase of growth.

These MoUs are intended to lead to the procurement of launch services of Skyroot by the satellite companies over single or multi-launch agreements covering several Vikram space launches.

Vikram-1, the orbital rocket set to launch this year, is steadily progressing through various tests and development milestones

The 10-second duration test achieved the expected performance in terms of start transient, steady state, and shut-off

Inaugurating the The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Global Summit (TSG) 2022, he said entrepreneurs create economic value and they need to be motivated, cultivated and nurtured to the greatest degree.

Basking in the success and glory of its maiden private rocket – Vikram-S, the company is now riveted on the big thing - launch of its flagship Vikram-I.

Pawan and Bharath, who consider rockets to be the most fascinating pieces of machinery ever built, have known each other since their days working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The fresh round of funding follows the Indian government’s major thrust to the space sector by opening it up to private sector players including startups and encouraging private investments into the sector.

Hyderabad: Skyroot Aerospace successfully tested ‘Dhawan-1’, which is India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine running on two high-performance rocket propellants- Liquid Natural gas (LNG) & Liquid Oxygen (LoX). This is a ‘Made-in-India’ cryogenic engine developed using 3D printing with a superalloy, reducing manufacturing time by more than 95 per cent. Cryogenic engines are […]

The policy will focus on promoting domestic production of launch vehicles, satellite systems and sub-systems, ground equipment manufacturing and other facilities

An Orbital Transfer Vehicle is a spacecraft that can perform various in-orbit operations including deployment of customer payload to precise orbits.