From IIT Madras to Vikram-1: The young engineer behind mission-critical rocket software is now heading to the Netherlands. (Photo: X Post) Some students learn programming to build apps. Others dream of working at a technology giant. Spatika Prasad chose a different path—one that took her to the heart of India’s growing private space sector.Long before…
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…
Until a few years ago, Pawan Kumar Chandana was one of many engineers working quietly at ISRO. Outside the space community, hardly anyone knew his name.Today, that’s changed.On Saturday, as Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 successfully reached orbit from Sriharikota, Chandana found himself at the heart of one of the biggest moments in India’s private space journey….
