Rangareddy, Telangana — Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, joined by Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, presides over the ceremonial dispatch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket hardware on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Vikram-1 is India's pioneering privately engineered orbital launch vehicle, now en route to Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. (NationPress/CMO)
Rangareddy, Telangana — In a historic milestone for India's private space industry, Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu formally flag off the Vikram-1 rocket hardware belonging to Skyroot Aerospace on April 25, 2026, signalling the commencement of India's first privately developed orbital rocket's journey to Sriharikota. (NationPress/CMO)
Rangareddy, Telangana — Skyroot Aerospace's groundbreaking Vikram-1 orbital rocket hardware is officially dispatched on April 25, 2026, during a ceremony attended by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu. The rocket, India's first privately manufactured orbital launch vehicle, is headed to ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for its upcoming launch. (NationPress/CMO)
Rangareddy, Telangana — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu jointly oversee the flagging off of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, recognised as India's first privately designed and built orbital rocket, on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Rangareddy district, ahead of its planned launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. (NationPress/CMO)
Rangareddy, Telangana — In a significant boost to India's growing private space ecosystem, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, alongside Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, participates in the formal flagging off of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket hardware on April 25, 2026, in Rangareddy district. The Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital rocket, is now set to travel to ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. (NationPress/CMO)
Rangareddy, Telangana — Marking a historic day for India's private aerospace sector, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu attend the ceremonial flagging off of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 orbital rocket hardware on April 25, 2026, in Rangareddy district. The milestone event signals the readiness of India's first privately developed orbital rocket for its upcoming launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. (NationPress/CMO)
Rangareddy, Telangana — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, accompanied by Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, officially flags off the flight hardware of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 on Saturday, April 25, 2026, formally initiating the rocket's transport from Rangareddy district to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Vikram-1 holds the distinction of being India's first indigenously and privately developed orbital rocket, representing a transformative leap for the nation's commercial space ambitions. (NationPress/CMO)