Preparations underway for Vikram S’s launch: ISRO Chairman S Somanath

Preparations are underway for the upcoming launch of Vikram S, India’s first privately made rocket, on Friday, at Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre by India’s first space startup, Skyroot, said S Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

“Their rocket, Vikram S, is ready. Though this rocket is not going to launch a satellite in orbit, it is going to be a sub-orbital mission. It will demonstrate that young people with a dream to build something big can actually do so in India,” he said.