Science July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Making history: Watch Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, launch early on July 18

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India's first privately built orbital rocket, Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, will try to reach orbit early Saturday morning (July 18), and you can watch the historic action live.

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