India’s first private space-tech company Dhruva Space Pvt Ltd has completed three space missions in less than 12 months, including the history-making Thybolt Mission on 26 November 2022, launched via ISRO’s PSLV-C54. This mission saw the launch of India’s first two private satellites, greenlit by regulatory authority IN-SPACe, to be successfully deployed into the orbit. Since its inception in November 2012, the Hyderabad-based company has seen a remarkable evolution over the years. Sanjay Nekkanti (CEO), Chaitanya Dora Surapureddy (CFO), Abhay Egoor (CTO) and Krishna Teja Penamakuru (COO) are the co-founders of Dhruva Space. In an exclusive interview with The Hans India, they revealed their plans to build some of the critical elements related to human spaceflight.