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Farmer's daughter helped guide India's first private rocket
News18··28 Jul
Prithvi Sanghani, raised in a farming family in Gujarat's Jamnagar, served as Control System Lead on Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket. She worked on the rocket's autopilot and guidance system, one of its most critical technologies for staying on course during flight. She earlier gained experience at the Defence Research and Development Organisation before joining Skyroot.
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What It Means For You
- Sanghani's story shows engineering careers in India's space sector are increasingly open to rural, first-generation talent.
- Her path through DRDO to Skyroot maps a realistic route for students eyeing aerospace careers.
- Young women in STEM fields gain another visible example of leadership in a critical rocket system.
What's Happening
- Prithvi Sanghani served as Control System Lead on Skyroot's Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket.
- She was raised in a farming family in Gujarat's Jamnagar district.
- She worked on the rocket's autopilot and guidance system before the successful orbital launch.
From a Jamnagar Farm to Rocket Guidance Systems
- Sanghani completed her engineering degree in Rajkot and a master's in missile technology in Pune.
- She gained early experience at the Defence Research and Development Organisation before joining Skyroot.
- She is currently pursuing further studies abroad while continuing to be cited for her Vikram-1 work.
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