Skyroot Aerospace first private company to test upper stage rocket engine

The company till now has raised Rs 31.5 crore and is in process of raising another Rs 90 crore this year

Spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine, becoming the first Indian private company to demonstrate the capability to build a homegrown rocket engine.
 

Meanwhile, the company is planning to raise around Rs 90 crore.
 

Founded by Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka, both former scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), Skyroot plans to build a family of rockets.
 

The first rocket, which can hurl satellites of 250-700 kgs into a lower earth orbit, is expected to be launched by end-2021. This is a major milestone for us in a path towards