Rocket Report: India’s Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?
Summary
The Rocket Report highlights India's Vikram-1 launch date as July 18, marking India's first commercial rocket aiming for orbit and carrying multiple demonstration payloads. It also covers a slate of space-news items, including SpaceX Starship ignition scrubs, Japan's RV-X reusable rocket test, AST SpaceMobile's procurement strategy to diversify launch options, Ariane 6 CubeSat deployment plans, and NASA’s SunRISE mission moving to a Falcon Heavy launch vehicle.