India’s first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, has achieved a major milestone with the full integration of its Stage-2, Kalam-250, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.This marks the first complete integration of a major stage and signals that final assembly of the remaining components is steadily progressing toward launch later this year.The newly integrated Kalam-250 motor

The Indian government has announced a significant boost to the country’s private space sector by funding three start-ups under the Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) scheme.The initiative, managed by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), is designed to support Indian industry in absorbing, adapting, and commercialising advanced space technologies, thereby bridging

IN-SPACe has announced the first beneficiaries of its ₹500 crore Technology Adoption Fund, selecting Astrobase Space Technologies, SatSure Analytics India, and TM2SPACE Technologies.These start-ups will receive milestone-linked financial support and technical guidance to develop advanced propulsion, Earth observation AI, and satellite navigation systems, marking a pivotal step in India’s private