India’s top-funded space startup tees up for country’s 1st private rocket launch

New Delhi: India could see its first private commercial rocket launch in three months—a landmark moment set to be propelled by the country’s most-funded space startup. So far, only the government-run Indian Space Research Organisation has launched rockets to put satellites in orbit. However, Isro’s main mandate is research and development, and its frequency of launch operations is limited. Now, three years after India opened up its space sector to private companies, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace is targ ...