Bengaluru start-up sends world’s first lab-grown diamond jewel to space aboard Skyroot’s Vikram-1
A Bengaluru-based startup, Cosmos Diamonds, successfully sent a lab-grown diamond jewel into space aboard Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket. The project, named 'Cosmos Bloom', represents a fusion of Indian craftsmanship, technological innovation, and space exploration.
Why it matters
This achievement demonstrates the growing capabilities of India's private space sector and the innovative potential of the lab-grown diamond industry.
For the first time in the world, a lab-grown diamond jewel has made it to space. Named the Cosmos Bloom Diamond, the jewel, created by Bengaluru start-up Cosmos Diamonds, travelled aboard Vikram-1, the country’s first privately built orbital launch vehicle.
The lotus-shaped jewel is handcrafted in gold and set with 16.9 carats of lab-grown diamonds, and “represents the coming together of India’s heritage, craftsmanship, scientific ambition, and technological innovation”, notes a statement from the start-up.
The idea reportedly originated during a casual conversation between Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder and CEO, Skyroot Aerospace, and Sanjana, founder of Cosmos Diamonds, about the children’s nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star , which led the duo to wonder whether they could actually place a diamond in space.
Sanjana, founder of Cosmos Diamonds, and Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder & CEO, Skyroot Aerospace | Photo Credit: Special arrangement
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