Bharat Index on Instagram: "Hyderabad-based aerospace startup Spantrik has achieved a key milestone by successfully testing its VTVL (Vertical Takeoff and Vertical Landing) test vehicle named Hopstone. Hopstone is a small experimental rocket-like vehicle, designed to test critical technologies required for future reusable launch systems. During the test, the vehicle took off vertically, remained stable in flight, and landed back vertically — validating essential systems such as avionics, guidanc

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

Runtime on Instagram: "The innovation happening in Hyderabad right now is mind-blowing. Aerospace startup SpanTrik just successfully conducted a test flight of their VTVL vehicle, Hopstone, in Hyderabad. SpanTrik built Hopstone to validate the avionics, thrust-vector control, and GNC systems that will be integrated into their Leapfrogger autonomous VTVL demonstrator. Leapfrogger is designed for low-altitude hop tests so that they can refine processes like precision landing, throttle control, and