Correct Answer : Skyroot Aerospace
Kondapur (Telengana)-based "Skyroot Aerospace" is all set to create history by becoming the first private space company in India to launch a rocket into space.
The mission named ‘Prarambh’, meaning “the beginning” in Sanskrit, heralds a new era for startups in the country’s spacetech sector.
The first space mission for Skyroot was unveiled by ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath in Bengaluru on Monday(7th Nov 2022).
This followed the clearance for technical launch received from the single window nodal agency for promoting and regulating space-tech players, IN-SPACe.
Although the authorities have notified a launch window between November 12 and 16, the final date will be confirmed based on weather conditions. The rocket will be sent into space from ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre spaceport in Sriharikota, off the Andhra Pradesh coast.
The space sector was opened up to facilitate private sector participation in 2020. In 2021, Skyroot became the first space technology startup to ink an MoU with ISRO for sharing facilities and expertise.
Thanking ISRO and IN-SPACe for their support, CEO & co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, "Pawan Kumar Chandana", told Business Today, “We are proud to announce our pathbreaking mission ‘Prarambh’ dedicated to the Indian private space sector, which has hugely benefited from the reforms that were guided by the government of India and its vision”
Skyroot’s launch vehicles are named
Vikram after the founder of the country’s space programme,
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and are being developed by a
200-member strong team of
engineers at Skyroot. Built using an
all-carbon fibre structure, the
Vikram series rockets are capable of
carrying up to 800 kg payloads to the
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)..
Source : Business Today
