"New Dawn": Launch Of India's First Private Rocket, Vikram-S, Successful

Friday, 18 November 2022Newsdesk

Vikram-S, India's first privately developed rocket, successfully lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota, about 115 kms from Chennai, today, marking the foray of the private sector into the country's space industry, dominated by state-run ISRO for decades.

New Delhi 18 November 2022

As per news report of NDTV,"Mission Prarambh is successfully accomplished. Congratulations" ISRO announced on Twitter. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who was at Sriharikota to witness the historic launch, said that the rocket launch was a turning point for Indian startups.The 'Prarambh' mission (the beginning) and the Vikram-S rocket have been developed by Skyroot Aerospace, a start-up based in Hyderabad, with support from ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre).

Source -NDTV