The GSLV Mk-III rocket carries the Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) on a suborbital flight after lifting off from Sriharikota, 2015.
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On August 23, India marked its third National Space Day, three years since the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lunar lander ‘Vikram’ touched down in the moon’s south pole region.
Between then and Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launching India’s first privately built rocket to orbit, India has actually come a long way — even as it is also just beginning to regulate the responsibilities that follow from expanding its orbital footprint.
Published – August 24, 2026 09:00 am IST
