Skyroot Aerospace : Success Story of India's First Private Company
Mr. Naga Bharath Daka and Mr. Pawan Kumar Chandana, founders of Skyroot Aerospace. (From Left to Right) Photo Credit: Skyroot Aerospace On November 18, 2022, the Indian Space Research Centre (ISRO) successfully launched the Rocket Vikram-S of a private sector entity Skyroot Aerospace, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) and opened the doors of the space sector for Indian private entities. Vikram-S was a sub-orbital flight that reached an altitude of 89.5 kilometers in 155 seconds, exceeding the pre determined height of 80 kilometers. Through this rocket, Skyroot Aerospace was able to send payloads of its three customers Space Kids India, Bazoomq Armenia and N-Space Tech India to space. Successful launching of first private Indian rocket Vikram-S on 18 November, 2022 from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (India). Photo Credit: Skyroot Aerospace The launch of Vikram-S was named as Mission " Pr...