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Astrobase Space (Astrobase Space) has built India's first FFSC rocket engine, EVEREST, to lift their upcoming reusable launch vehicle. We visited their 1-acre Bengaluru 3D printing unit and 21.5-acre Andhra Pradesh test facility ahead of their scheduled 2028 orbital mission.

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🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇳 India becomes the third country after the 🇺🇸 US and 🇨🇳 China to successfully launch a privately developed orbital rocket as Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 reaches orbit. Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, successfully lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota under Mission Aagaman. The rocket carried multiple technology demonstration payloads into Low Earth Orbit, marking the country's first private orbital mission. This is a major step forward for India's private space sector and is expected to boost the country's presence in the global commercial space launch market. 🚀🇮🇳

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A historic new journey into the cosmos! 🇮🇳 The successful launch of #Vikram1, India's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, marks a defining milestone in our nation's space journey. It reflects the calibre of our youth, their spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, and how visionary reforms under PM Narendra Modi are nurturing a thriving ecosystem for India's space ambitions. Heartiest congratulations to the brilliant minds at Skyroot Aerospace on the successful launch of Mission Aagaman. May this historic achievement inspire a new generation of Indian innovators to keep pushing the boundaries of possibility. #IndiaWithVikram1

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"This is the furthest that humans will be traveling in some 60 years in space." The Artemis II crew has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of their 10-day space mission, set to launch on April 1.

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India Is About to Cross a Space Milestone Bigger Than Most People Realise 🇮🇳🚀 On July 18, Skyroot Aerospace will attempt to launch Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital rocket. > First private Indian rocket designed to reach orbit > Marks India's entry into the global private orbital launch market > Launch from ISRO's Sriharikota spaceport after receiving all flight clearances > Carries multiple payloads, including technology to capture space debris in orbit > A successful mission could unlock a new era of commercial launches built in India 👉 This isn't just another rocket launch. It's the moment India begins building a SpaceX-like private launch ecosystem of its own. 📌 Follow The Tathya for more such updates.

India Is About to Cross a Space Milestone Bigger Than Most People Realise 🇮🇳🚀 On July 18, Skyroot Aerospace will attempt to launch Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital rocket. > First private Indian rocket designed to reach orbit > Marks India's entry into the global private orbital launch market > Launch from ISRO's Sriharikota spaceport after receiving all flight clearances > Carries multiple payloads, including technology to capture space debris in orbit > A successful mission could unlock a new era of commercial launches built in India 👉 This isn't just another rocket launch. It's the moment India begins building a SpaceX-like private launch ecosystem of its own. 📌 Follow The Tathya for more such updates.

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#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: Visuals from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota; India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1, will be launched from here shortly Built by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace, Vikram-1 is powered by three solid-fuel stages and a liquid orbital adjustment module. The mission is designed to deploy payloads weighing up to 350 kg into a 450-km Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with a 60-degree inclination. (Source: Skyroot Aerospace)

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: Visuals from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota; India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1, will be launched from here shortly Built by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace, Vikram-1 is powered by three solid-fuel stages and a liquid orbital adjustment module. The mission is designed to deploy payloads weighing up to 350 kg into a 450-km Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with a 60-degree inclination. (Source: Skyroot Aerospace)

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Here is one of our experimental 3D printed Hadfield liquid rocket engines going through some thrust vector control (TVC) profiles! As we scale to our first light-lift orbital launch vehicle, Tundra, and then our medium-lift reusable launch vehicle, Titan, precise control of the rocket at every phase of flight is critical to mission success. Guiding a rocket to orbit, and eventually back to Earth, demands close coordination across every sub-team. Some of the key challenges we’re tackling: ➡️ Reliable & repeatable TVC actuation: ensuring the engine gimbal responds consistently across every test and flight ➡️ High-frequency control loops: real-time systems that keep the vehicle stable from liftoff to orbital insertion ➡️ Propellant sloshing: accounting for the movement of fluids in tanks and its effect on vehicle dynamics ➡️ Wind shear compensation: countering atmospheric disturbances during ascent ➡️ Structural bending & flex modes: managing how the vehicle’s primary structure responds to aerodynamic and thrust loads ➡️ Precision payload delivery: hitting the exact target orbit, every time Our team at NordSpace has been advancing our propulsion systems on many fronts, as we work to unveil our orbital-scale, pump-fed Hadfield and Garneau rocket engines in the near future — the engines that will carry Canada to orbit for the first time, and unlock sovereign access to space. Check out some of our rocket hardware, meet our engineers, join over 400 attendees and over 40 speakers at the Canadian Space Launch Conference, taking place this May 5th in Ottawa. National Defence Defence Research and Development Canada Canadian Space Agency NSERC / CRSNG

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#WATCH | Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh: Pawan Kumar Chandan, CEO and Founder of Skyroot Aerospace, says, "Today, we are here at the Spaceport of India, Sriharikota, where we are going to launch India's first private orbital rocket... The first time in India that a private company has developed an orbital rocket and taken it to the launch site and is going to take off soon. And it's a proud moment for India... very few companies in the world have actually launched a rocket to orbit, and very few companies in the world are operating regular orbital rockets. This is a very unique capability which the world needs. And as an Indian company, we are very proud that we are going to launch our first test flight of Vikram-1 soon..."

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Tim Ellis

459,947 views • 3 years ago

Skyroot Aerospace has successfully launched Vikram-1 into orbit around Earth on their maiden launch attempt! 🇮🇳🚀 Mission Aagaman is Accomplished. History created! Congrats to Skyroot Aerospace and ISRO. India becomes 3rd country after the US and China to achieve private orbital launch capability with the historic lift-off of the Vikram-1 rocket.

Skyroot Aerospace has successfully launched Vikram-1 into orbit around Earth on their maiden launch attempt! 🇮🇳🚀 Mission Aagaman is Accomplished. History created! Congrats to Skyroot Aerospace and ISRO. India becomes 3rd country after the US and China to achieve private orbital launch capability with the historic lift-off of the Vikram-1 rocket.

War & Gore

10,557 views • 1 month ago

Last week, we pushed our Hadfield MK IV engine and Darkhorse engine test cell to their limits ahead of our upcoming thrust vector control (TVC) and orbital engine test campaigns. It was thrilling to see this controlled test go sideways — literally! Orbital launch vehicles operate within narrow design margins and constrained safety factors, where excess mass in any subsystem directly impacts payload capacity or mission viability. Destructive and limit testing enable us to validate optimal mass-performance trade-offs across propulsion, pressure systems, and primary structures. Key outcomes from this test include: ✅ Structural margins validated – Darkhorse demonstrated stable operation under full thrust loads at gimbal angles exceeding design specifications ✅ Thermal performance characterized – Extended burn duration at off-nominal mixture ratios provided empirical data on regenerative cooling degradation modes and injector thermal limits ✅ Fault tolerance demonstrated – Engine maintained functionality despite progressive damage, validating robustness for anomalous flight conditions ✅ TVC readiness confirmed – Test results validate system integration for upcoming actuated TVC test series l Design optimization insights – Failure mode analysis generated actionable improvements for cooling architecture, injector design, thrust structures, and engine reusability At NordSpace, we push limits. Canada needs to get to orbit with sovereign light-lift launch by 2028 and medium-lift launch by the early 2030s. The only way this is possible is through extreme levels of testing, manufacturing, and investment. Our mission to build a Canadian end-to-end space missions capability will change the shape of our nation both on Earth and in space. If you would like to join our mission, please apply for a role at NordSpace via the Careers page on our website, and join us at the Canadian Space Launch Conference on May 5th, in Ottawa. National Defence Defence Research and Development Canada NSERC / CRSNG Canadian Space Agency Transport Canada

Last week, we pushed our Hadfield MK IV engine and Darkhorse engine test cell to their limits ahead of our upcoming thrust vector control (TVC) and orbital engine test campaigns. It was thrilling to see this controlled test go sideways — literally! Orbital launch vehicles operate within narrow design margins and constrained safety factors, where excess mass in any subsystem directly impacts payload capacity or mission viability. Destructive and limit testing enable us to validate optimal mass-performance trade-offs across propulsion, pressure systems, and primary structures. Key outcomes from this test include: ✅ Structural margins validated – Darkhorse demonstrated stable operation under full thrust loads at gimbal angles exceeding design specifications ✅ Thermal performance characterized – Extended burn duration at off-nominal mixture ratios provided empirical data on regenerative cooling degradation modes and injector thermal limits ✅ Fault tolerance demonstrated – Engine maintained functionality despite progressive damage, validating robustness for anomalous flight conditions ✅ TVC readiness confirmed – Test results validate system integration for upcoming actuated TVC test series l Design optimization insights – Failure mode analysis generated actionable improvements for cooling architecture, injector design, thrust structures, and engine reusability At NordSpace, we push limits. Canada needs to get to orbit with sovereign light-lift launch by 2028 and medium-lift launch by the early 2030s. The only way this is possible is through extreme levels of testing, manufacturing, and investment. Our mission to build a Canadian end-to-end space missions capability will change the shape of our nation both on Earth and in space. If you would like to join our mission, please apply for a role at NordSpace via the Careers page on our website, and join us at the Canadian Space Launch Conference on May 5th, in Ottawa. National Defence Defence Research and Development Canada NSERC / CRSNG Canadian Space Agency Transport Canada

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