Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says India’s space launch vehicles will soon integrate domestically produced semiconductors. His statement comes after the successful Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 by private space company Skyroot Aerospace, which reaches orbit and marks the maiden flight of India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket. Vaishnaw says he meets the heads of Skyroot Aerospace following the test flight and, in a post on X, indicates that “Made in Bharat” chips are planned for the rockets. The Centre’s position, as described in the reports, is that India is moving toward using locally manufactured semiconductor components in space launch systems rather than relying primarily on imported parts. The announcement links the semiconductor transition to the momentum from the Vikram-1 orbital success, but the sources do not provide specific timelines for procurement or integration, nor do they name the chip manufacturers or the exact components planned for use.