Social media was flooded with reactions on Saturday after Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, with leaders and citizens alike hailing the feat as a historic moment for the country's private space sector.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy congratulated the Skyroot Aerospace team, calling the launch a new pinnacle for India's space industry and entrepreneurial
spirit.
"The launch of Vikram-1 represents a new pinnacle both for India's space industry and the limits of entrepreneurial possibilities. My compliments to the entire @SkyrootA team as they launch India's first private orbital launch.
Your achievement reaffirms that in a New India and under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, the sky is not the limit-deep space is- for our innovators, investors and entrepreneurs," Reddy posted on X.