Inside Skyroot: How India's first private rocket is being built
by Sibu Tripathi · India TodayThis video takes you inside India’s first private rocket manufacturing facility, operated by Skyroot Aerospace in Hyderabad. The factory is where Vikram-I, India’s first privately built orbital launch vehicle, is being assembled. Designed to launch small satellites, Vikram-I relies heavily on carbon-composite structures, 3D-printed engine components, and modular assembly — a shift from traditional metal-based rockets.
The facility is organised around rocket stages rather than departments, with sections dedicated to propulsion, avionics integration, interstage structures and space-simulation testing. Built with the goal of producing one launch vehicle every month, Skyroot marks India’s transition from state-only launches to a growing private space ecosystem. What’s happening here could set a precedent for how India reaches space in the future.
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