India’s pvt space age takes off with Vikram-1 launch

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India's first privately built orbital rocket has taken its maiden flight, its company has said. The Vikram-1 rocket, built by Skyroot Aerospace and designed to carry small satellites into low-Earth orbit, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday amid loud cheers. "Hello space, we have arrived!" Skyroot Aerospace said in a post on X. "Vikram-1's Test Flight-1 has