Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace, founded by Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka has come up with India’s first ever privately developed rocket, Vikram-S. It is all set for a launch on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads on November 15.
India’s first privately developed rocket
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 14, Nov 2022
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