Rashtraa on Instagram: "A Hyderabad-based aerospace startup, Spantrik, has successfully carried out a live test flight of its vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) prototype named Hopstone. The video shows the vehicle lifting off steadily in the middle of Hyderabad’s financial district, near T-Hub and high-rise towers — a rare sight for a civilian R&D test. Hopstone is designed as an experimental VTVL craft, often considered a key stepping stone for future reusable spacecraft, rapid urban

Startup Home on Instagram: "Hyderabad-based aerospace startup Spantrik has made a key move in Indian space tech with the successful test flight of Hopstone, its vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) vehicle. The low-altitude hops confirmed that the flight systems work in real conditions and set the base for the company’s next autonomous VTVL stage. The Hopstone test took place at a private site near Hyderabad. During these short hops, the team checked avionics, thrust-vector control and g