Agnikul Cosmos opens India’s first private rocket engine factory in Chennai
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Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos on 13 July inaugurated India's first-ever facility to manufacture 3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai.
Important facts
Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos on 13 July inaugurated India's first-ever facility to manufacture 3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai.
It was inaugurated by N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
On this occasion Pawan Goenka, chairman of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) was also present.
The facility will house world-class machinery, including a 400 mm x 400 mm x 400 mm metal 3D-printer from EOS, and several other machines that will enable end-to-end manufacturing of rocket engines under one roof.
Agnikul had entered into an agreement with EOS in 2021 as the 3D printing partner for the engines.
Rocket Agnibaan
It is building India’s first private small satellite launch vehicle whose name is Agnibaan, a rocket that enables plug-and-play configuration and is capable of carrying up to 100 kg of payload to low Earth orbits.
This on-demand rocket can be completely customized to the needs of the customer at an affordable cost.
Agnibaan will be launched in 2022.
Agnikul Cosmos
Agnikul Cosmos is a group of enthusiasts, rocket scientists, engineers, programmers etc.
It was founded in 2017 by Srinath Ravichandran, Moin SPM and S R Chakravarthy (from IIT Madras).
Agnikul became the first Indian company to sign agreement with ISRO in December 2020.
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