People gathered at Pulicat Lake to witness the launch of India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

People gathered at Pulicat Lake to witness the launch of India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

People gathered at Pulicat Lake to witness the launch of India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)