Rocket dreams and unicorns: Investors bet on a long and high rideIndia's private space sector is experiencing a surge in global investment. Skyroot Aerospace has become the country's first space unicorn, ...
11 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
Global demand will be a major revenue driver: newly minted unicorn Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan ChandanaSkyroot Aerospace, India's first spacetech unicorn, is poised for global growth, with significant demand expected from US, Europe, and Sout...
08 May, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures to lead $60 million funding round in Skyroot; valuation hits $1.1 billionGIC, of Singapore, BlackRock, Greenko Group founders take part in round along with Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shanghvi family office as the 9...
08 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Skyroot hits unicorn status, but India's private space race needs clearer skiesHyderabad's Skyroot Aerospace has become India's first space launch vehicle unicorn. This achievement fuels the nation's space technology s...
07 May, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Spacetech startups spot promise in defence apps; it's road of tough choicesIn response to escalating geopolitical strains, Indian spacetech startups are making a bold pivot from commercial focuses to military appli...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Mission operations key to space success: ISRO chief NarayananISRO Chairman V. Narayanan emphasized the critical role of mission operations in India's expanding space program at the SMOPS-2026 conferen...
08 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
ISRO successfully tests boot-strap mode start on CE20 cryogenic engineISRO has successfully tested the boot-strap mode start of its CE20 cryogenic engine, which powers the upper stage of the LVM3 rocket. The 1...
19 Nov, 2025, 07.23 PM IST
ISRO successfully conducts short duration hot test of semicryogenic engineISRO successfully conducted a short duration hot test of the semicryogenic engine at its IPRC facility in Mahendragiri. This second milesto...
26 Apr, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
Raise the Space Bar: As SpaceX provides some of cheapest satellite launches, what can ISRO do to reclaim cost advantage?SpaceX has revolutionised space travel by drastically reducing costs and demonstrating reusable rocket technology, leading to a boom in sat...
03 Nov, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
How Chandrayaan-3 has become the launchpad for science and tech firms in IndiaThe mission consisted of cutting-edge technologies in onboard sensors, propulsion systems, and communication technology. and also had the p...
07 Oct, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
Space startup Skyroot's rocket engine successfully tested at ISRO facilityThe Indian Space Research Organisation has enabled a successful rocket-engine test conducted by Skyroot, a Hyderabad-based space start-up, ...
22 Jul, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
ISRO, Microsoft collaborate to support space-tech startups in IndiaThrough the tie-up, the space tech startups identified by ISRO will be onboarded onto the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform that...
06 Jan, 2023, 12.57 PM IST
In a first, ISRO supplies rocket system to support a private launch vehicle"The official handing over event happened marking the culmination of multiple rounds of interactions about interfacing, handling and using ...
11 Nov, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
Skyroot Aerospace first spacetech startup to formally sign up with ISROSkyroot Aerospace has entered into an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to use its expertise and access facilities t...
11 Sep, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Isro to help Skyroot to build its small rocketSkyroot signed a non disclosure agreement with the Department of Space that will allow it to access Indian Space Research Organisation (Isr...
03 Feb, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
Skyroot tests solid propulsion rocket engine, aims at a rocket by 2021 endHyderabad-based Skyroot has designed the Kalam-5 engine using a carbon composite case, which is five times lesser than steel and has lesser...
28 Dec, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
Isro to help Agnikul with tech support to build its small rocketAgnikul signed a non disclosure agreement with the Department of Space that will allow it to access Indian Space Research Organisation (Isr...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.50 PM IST