New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India scripted a historic chapter in its space journey on Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, under Mission Aagaman, making India only the third nation after the United States and China to have a private company capable of launching a rocket into orbit.The landmark mission lifted off from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan …
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India’s space sector is witnessing unprecedented growth driven by a series of government reforms that have opened the space ecosystem to private participation, with more than 400 space startups now operating in the country compared to just one in 2014, the government said on Saturday.The government said the transformation is being demonstrated by Skyroot Aerospace’s upcoming Vikram-1 mission, which will become India’s first privately developed orbital launch vehic…