India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight on Saturday, its builder said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy.
"Hello space, we have arrived!" Skyroot Aerospace said in a post on X. "Vikram-1's Test Flight-1 has completed its mission. The first ever Indian private sector launch has been successfully completed."
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