NEW DELHI: In a high-tech building in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, engineers at Indian space firm Skyroot Aerospace are working tirelessly on a rocket, made of carbon fibre and powered by a 3D-printed engine, that could end up being the country’s first orbital launch by a private company.
The rocket is named Vikram 1 after Dr Vikram Sarabhai, who is considered the father of India’s space programme, and will carry a mix of domestic and foreign satellites. The launch date has not been made public.
