Skyroot Aerospace s'approche d'un lancement orbital avec la fusée Vikram-1

La principale société spatiale privée indienne est en bonne voie pour tenter son premier vol orbital plus tard cette année. Skyroot Aerospace prévoit de lancer le véhicule Vikram-1 dans les deux prochains mois, après avoir terminé les tests finaux.

Le gouvernement indien a ouvert son secteur spatial aux entreprises privées en 2020, permettant aux firmes de construire et de lancer des fusées en utilisant les installations étatiques. Ce changement de politique a suivi la croissance des industries spatiales commerciales aux États-Unis et en Chine. Skyroot, fondée en 2018, s'est imposée comme l'acteur le plus avancé de ce nouvel écosystème.

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