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Mumbai: Skyroot Aerospace Prepares for Maiden Rocket Launch

Mumbai: The countdown to Mission Aagaman has begun. The rocket mission Aagaman, meaning arrival, is set to take off any time after the 12th of July. This milestone marks a significant achievement for Skyroot Aerospace, as the company will become the first private Indian company to launch a commercial satellite, with the test flight of Vikram 1.

Days before the launch, Pawan Kumar Chandana, 35, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Skyroot Aerospace, visited Mint's Mumbai office. Chandana and his co-founder Naga Bharath Daka quit their jobs with India's national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), to start Skyroot in 2018. Eight years later, as the company prepares for the all-important test launch, Chandana is excited but also reserved.

Failure is an opportunity to learn, he said, adding that in the space industry, success in the first attempt was a statistical anomaly, not the norm. Chandana's experience and expertise in the space industry have been crucial in shaping Skyroot Aerospace's journey so far.