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Skyroot Aerospace co-founders Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 as chief guests for an Independence Day special. Amitabh Bachchan asked how long a rocket takes to reach…
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Skyroot Aerospace co-founders Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 as chief guests for an Independence Day special. Amitabh Bachchan asked how long a rocket takes to reach space. A studio audience member guessed one to two days, but Chandana said it takes just 15 minutes. He joked that his drive from the airport to the KBC set took 90 minutes. NDTV reports that the promos have gone viral.
Skyroot made history when its Vikram-1 rocket reached orbit from Sriharikota, carrying four payloads including a debris-removal experiment by Cosmoserve. It was India’s first privately built rocket to achieve orbit. The company's founder said the payload survived launch and key systems worked as expected.
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The KBC segment is a reminder of how little most Indians know about space travel. But it also shows growing public curiosity when a private rocket startup gets prime-time TV. The real test for Skyroot is not camera time but whether its next Vikram mission can reliably deploy satellite constellations and clean up space junk. How many more Indians will invest in a space taxi before the first commercial fare is collected?
Source: ndtv.com
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