News viral ‘First In My Bloodline To Build A Rocket’: Skyroot Aerospace Co-Founder Reacts To PM Narendra Modi’s Viral IIT Delhi Speech Last Updated:August 09, 2026, 13:48 IST While addressing the graduating students at IIT Delhi’s 57th convocation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Gen-Z lingo to talk about the achievements of India’s young minds Pawan…
University students across India with an interest in space technology, engineering, and innovation can turn their ideas into practical solutions through the Space for Good India Challenge 2026, launched by Viasat. The competition invites students to develop technology-driven concepts aimed at addressing real-world challenges using space and satellite technologies.This initiative intends to help the young…
Bengaluru: Karnataka is stepping up efforts to expand its technology ecosystem beyond Bengaluru. Chief minister D K Shivakumar on Friday unveiled a roadmap to develop emerging cities as innovation hubs while announcing an AI University and fresh policy support for deep-tech industries.Addressing CEOs at a breakfast meeting ahead of the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Shivakumar said…
Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) depends on making the most of every available resource, especially water. Transporting supplies from Earth is enormously expensive, so astronauts cannot simply rely on regular deliveries for drinking water. Instead, the ISS uses one of the most sophisticated recycling systems ever built. At the heart of that system…
Pandya (nearest to camera) at Isro’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre Vadodara: As Skyroot Aerospace marked a new milestone in India’s private space sector with the successful launch of Vikram-1, a 29-year-old engineer from Vadodara emerged as one of the key minds behind the mission. From AI-driven systems to real-time mission control, MSU alumnus Romil Pandya…
Vikram-1’s success could help address one of the biggest challenges facing Indian satellite companies. As a satellite operator, our biggest bottleneck is launch cadence and the certainty of securing future launch slots. I believe Skyroot can help solve that, says Ronak Kumar Samantray SRIHARIKOTA: When Skyroot Aerospace began building private rockets in Hyderabad in 2018,…
Vikram-1’s maiden mission will carry unique payloads including micro-sculptures and satellite components. HYDERABAD: An 18K gold rocket containing micro-sculptures of Sir CV Raman, Dr Vikram Sarabhai and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, smaller than a grain of rice, a diamond jewellery piece and Skyroot’s satellite SCOPE are among payloads Vikram-1 will carry on Skyroot’s maiden mission.The…
Once, he scored just 51 marks in Maths. Today, he is the founder of India’s largest private rocket factory and the man behind the country’s first privately built rocket launched into space. The man, whose journey will leave you inspired.Pawan Kumar Chandana was born in 1991 in Hyderabad, Telangana. He grew up in a middle-class…
Bengaluru: Expatriates living and working in Bengaluru see the city evolving into one of the world’s leading technology and business hubs over the next decade, citing its cosmopolitan culture, economic strength, and thriving startup ecosystem.Speaking at the Expat Business Council’s (EBC) June networking event last weekend, they shared their outlook on the city, identifying AI,…
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It blasted off from the southern tip of…
