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Robert Wall
July 18, 2026
Credit: Skyroot Aerospace
India has joined the growing club of countries with a private orbital launch capability after startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully flew its Vikram-1 rocket. The rocket took off at 2:36 a.m. ET from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, clearing the launch tower 10 sec. later to…
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