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Vikram-S: All you need to know about India's first private rocket launch

The company has named the rocket Vikram-S as a tribute to the founder of India's space programme Dr Vikram Sarabhai

Two boys enjoy the sight Isro's PSLV-C32 leaving a trail of smoke after it was launched, at the Marina in Chennai on Thursday. It was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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This mission will validate Skyroot's technologies

BS Web Team New Delhi
Space exploration is fast-turning into a lucrative frontier globally. Major countries are rampring up their space programmes to gain a solid foothold in the emerging sector. Some US entreprenuers have already launched their rockets into space. But their Indian counterparts are not far behind.
 
A start-up from Telangana is taking on the challenge. Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch India's first privately developed rocket into space on November 18 during a launch window between 11:00-12:00 hrs from the launch facility at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
 
If successful, it will herald a new era of private space exploration in