Hyderabad, April 26 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that the state is set to emerge as an aerospace hub in the country and that the government is making large-scale efforts to position it as a leader in the aerospace sector, the release said.

On Saturday, CM Revanth Reddy, along with Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, flagged off the private orbital rocket Vikram--1, designed and developed by Skyroot Aerospace in Hyderabad, to Sriharikota. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said it is encouraging that Skyroot is ready to attempt India's first private orbital launch.

As part of the event, the rocket was ceremonially sent to the launch site at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Skyroot is preparing for India's fi...