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She helped build Vikram-1's autopilot system. A farmer's daughter is now inspiring India's next generation of space engineers

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  1. Prithvi Sanghani, a farmer's daughter from Gujarat, helped develop the autopilot control system for Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket.

  2. Vikram-1 is India's first privately built orbital rocket, part of the Mission Aagaman project.

  3. Sanghani studied missile technology and worked at DRDO before joining Skyroot Aerospace.

  4. Her story is used to inspire students to pursue careers in aerospace engineering.

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