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Skyroot Aerospace founders lead India's first private orbital launch

Skyroot Aerospace founders lead India's first private orbital launch
Pawan Chandana, Bharath Daka: The duo behind India's historic Vikram-1 mission · thehansindia.com

Two scientists, Pawan and Bharath, started a company called Skyroot Aerospace in 2018.

They used to work for ISRO, India's space agency.

Pawan worked on big rockets, and Bharath worked on the computer parts that control rockets.

They wanted to make launching satellites as easy and cheap as booking a flight.

Now, their company has over 1,000 people working on making rockets.

They recently achieved India's first private orbital launch, which is a big deal for India's space program.

Key facts

Founders
Pawan Kumar Chandana, Naga Bharath Daka
Company
Skyroot Aerospace
Year Founded
2018
Team Size
More than 1,000 professionals
Pawan's Background
Former ISRO scientist, worked on GSLV Mk III
Bharath's Background
Former ISRO flight computer engineer, expert in avionics
Education
Pawan: IIT Kharagpur; Bharath: IIT Madras

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