PM Modi's "Vande Mataram" Message Set To Fly Into Space Tomorrow
A commemorative card featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message 'Vande Mataram' is set to launch into space aboard Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket. This mission highlights the growth of India's private space sector following government reforms.
Why it matters
It symbolizes the successful privatization of India's space industry and the government's push for technological innovation.
As India's private space sector prepares for another defining moment, a special message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to ride into space aboard Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket. The message, printed on a commemorative card, will travel beyond Earth's atmosphere alongside hundreds of cards carrying wishes and aspirations from people around the world.In his message to Skyroot on a postcard which will fly into space, PM Modi simply wrote "Vande Mataram".Replying to the PM's message, Skyroot wrote a note titled "A Billion Dreams... Even More Possibilities." The note, a summation of messages to the company from various people, read: "Every new satellite in space transforms life on Earth.
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