People gathered at Pulicat Lake to witness the launch of India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

People gathered at Pulicat Lake to witness the launch of India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 18, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A man takes a selfie with the Indian Railways' hydrogen-powered train after its flagging-off ceremony at Pandu Pindara railway station in Haryana's Jind city on July 17, 2026. India launched its first hydrogen-powered train July 17, joining a small group of nations testing the technology as part of efforts to decarbonise rail transport and cut dependence on fossil fuels. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images)