--- title: Medium | daily.dev description: India's private space sector is entering a new era with the launch of 'Vikram', a rocket built by a private startup rather than the government-backed ISRO.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/medium-ntamxdmta twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Medium | daily.dev og:description: India's private space sector is entering a new era with the launch of 'Vikram', a rocket built by a private startup rather than the government-backed ISRO.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/medium-ntamxdmta og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NTAmXDmTa.png og:image:alt: Medium og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Medium **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary India's private space sector is entering a new era with the launch of 'Vikram', a rocket built by a private startup rather than the government-backed ISRO. Named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space program, the rocket symbolizes the democratization of space technology. The launch is expected to lower costs, generate jobs, and position India as a global hub for private aerospace innovation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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