India has achieved a historic milestone as Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 successfully launched multiple payloads into low Earth orbit, becoming the country's first privately built rocket to reach space. The breakthrough places India among a select group of nations with private orbital launch capabilities, marking a major boost for the country's growing commercial space sector and its ambitions to become a global space powerhouse by 2030.


India's first private rocket vikram-1 reaches orbit | skyroot creates history in space race

India's first private rocket Vikram-1 reaches Orbit | Skyroot creates history in space race

India's space sector has entered a historic new era after the successful maiden launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket. The landmark mission marks a major milestone for India's rapidly expanding private space ecosystem and strengthens the country's ambitions to become a global space powerhouse. In an exclusive interview, IN-SPACe Chairman Dr. Pawan Goenka explains how the Vikram-1 mission will reshape India's commercial space industry, increase launch capabilities, boost private participation, and help achieve the ambitious target of growing India's space economy from $8-9 billion to $44 billion over the coming years.


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