India, July 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The successful launch of Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, marks India's emergence as a serious global player in the rapidly expanding global space economy and stands as a powerful vindication of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's landmark decision to open the country's space sector to private participation, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, said today.
Dr. Jitendra Singh witnessed the successful launch of Mission Aagaman at...