India’s first privately developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

Indian space officials celebrated the debut flight of, India’s first fully commercial satellite launcher, as a “grand success” Saturday after an on-target climb into a 280-mile-high orbit following liftoff from an island spaceport in the Bay of Bengal.
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Making history: Watch Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, lift off early on July 18

India's first privately built orbital rocket, Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, will try to reach orbit early on July 18, and you can watch the action live.

India's Skyroot launches Vikram-1 in first private orbital rocket mission

By Gopika Gopakumar and Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU, July 18 (Reuters) - Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday launched the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commercial launch market.

India successfully launches first private orbital rocket

India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight Saturday, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy.
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Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch

Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit.

Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX’s millenary milestone

Welcome to Edition 9.01 of the Rocket Report! Back in January, I wrote about the 20 launches and landings we were most excited about in 2026. The list included things that were, at the time, officially scheduled to occur this year.
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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Goddard, considered the father of modern rocketry, standing with a rocket in 1935. Esther Goddard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969 ...

China successfully lands ‘SpaceX-style’ reusable rocket for first time

China successfully lands ‘SpaceX-style’ reusable rocket for first time - Recovered rocket booster expected to be reused in another launch by ​end of this year
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In a first, Blue Origin uses a recycled rocket to send a satellite into orbit — unfortunately, it’s the wrong orbit

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rises from its Florida pad, sending an AST SpaceMobile satellite into space. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture used a previously flown New Glenn rocket booster to send a satellite into space ...
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites and sticks landing on IPO reveal day

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on IPO reveal day, with a successful landing. Credit: SpaceX.