Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan addresses a press conference after the successful launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on July 18, 2026. India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight on July 18, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)