Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Exclusive Interview: Skyroot CEO on India's First Private Rocket Mission
A company in India called Skyroot Aerospace made a rocket named Vikram.
It is the first private rocket ever built in India.
A TV program called Frankly Speaking talked to the boss of Skyroot about it.
The interviewer was a news anchor named Zakka Jacob.
They talked about how the Vikram rocket works and its mission to go around Earth in space.
Before, only the Indian government did space launches.
Now private companies like Skyroot can join in too.
Skyroot wants to compete with other countries in space business.
This is a very exciting time for India's space story.
Times Now's Frankly Speaking, hosted by Zakka Jacob, aired an exclusive interview with Skyroot Aerospace's CEO.
The interview focused on Skyroot's Vikram orbital mission and the technology behind the rocket.
Skyroot built India's first private rocket, marking a new chapter in the country's space story.
The company aims to compete on the global stage in the space economy.
The discussion highlighted India's growing private space sector and ambitions in the global space economy.
- Who
- Skyroot Aerospace's CEO, interviewed by anchor Zakka Jacob on Frankly Speaking
- What
- An exclusive interview about Skyroot's Vikram orbital mission, India's first private rocket
- When
- Not specified in the articles
- Where
- India
- Why
- To discuss India's private space revolution and Skyroot's ambitions in the global space economy
- Company
- Skyroot Aerospace
- Rocket
- Vikram
- Mission Type
- Orbital
- Program
- Frankly Speaking (Times Now)
- Interviewer
- Zakka Jacob
- Significance
- India's first private rocket
- Focus
- India's private space revolution and global space economy ambitions