Prithvi Sanghani, a farmer's daughter, contributed to developing the autopilot system for Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital rocket by an Indian space startup.
Sanghani was the Control System Lead
Jul 26, 2026
12:24 pm
What's the storyPrithvi Sanghani, a young engineer from Gujarat, was instrumental in developing the autopilot control system for Vikram-1.
The rocket was launched by Indian space start-up Skyroot Aerospace on July 18.
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