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Diamond in Space

August 7 , 2026 8 hrs 0 min 38 0

World’s first lab-grown diamond jewel was sent to space.
Bengaluru start-up sends world’s first lab-grown diamond jewel to space aboard Skyroot’s Vikram-1.
It was the Cosmos Bloom Diamond; lotus-shaped, handcrafted in gold, set with 16.9 carats lab grown diamonds.
Skyroot’s Vikram 1 is India’s first private orbital rocket.