This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows a Vikram-S rocket model at Skyroot Aerospace facility on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Skyroot Aerospace is readying the maiden test flight of the country's first privately developed orbital-class rocket before August 4. India currently values its space economy at $8.4 billion, about three percent of the global market, private companies are reshaping India's space ambitions, building rockets and satellites as the country aims to increase that figure fivefold within seven years. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP via Getty Images)