India, July 18 -- India's first successful private orbital launch by Skyroot Aerospace has drawn widespread praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers and senior space officials, who described the achievement as a milestone made possible by the country's space sector reforms and a significant step towards building a globally competitive commercial space industry. The reactions came after Vikram-1, launched under Mission Aagaman, successfully placed multiple payloads into low-Earth orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday.

PM Modi Congratulates Skyroot Team Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had earlier invited citizens to witness the historic mission, personally telephoned Skyroot Aerospace foun...