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Agnikul Cosmos Unveils 'Made In India' Rocket Engine
Chennai-based Space tech Start-up Agnikul unveiled its full-scale second stage rocket engine - Agnilet at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and at the world expo in Dubai. The IIT Madras-Based incubated company is reportedly making the world's first single-piece 3D printed made-in-India engine. The company signed agreements with various stakeholders in… read-more
Tags: Agnikul Cosmos, 3d rocket, Space, IIT, Startups
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ISRO Lends Its Testing Facility To Pvt Players First Time In 50 Years
Opening its facilities to private players for the first time, ISRO has allowed Tamil Nadu-based Space Kidz India and Bengaluru’s Syzygy Space Technologie to test their satellites. The firms will conduct tests at Sriharikota spaceport and Thiruvananthapuram rocket centre. Moreover, ISRO is also assisting a collaborative academia project, UNITYsat. Reportedly, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre is reviewing 26 other… read-more
Tags: ISRO, K Sivan, Agnikul Cosmos, Skyroot Aerospace, Space Kidz India, Syzygy Space Technologies
Courtesy: The Times of India
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World's First 3D Printed Rocket Engine Test Fired By Agnikul Cosmos
Chennai-based startup Agnikul Cosmos has become the World's first company to successfully test-fire a fully 3D printed rocket engine - 'Agnilet'. CEO Srinath Ravichandran said the engine had zero assembled parts and comprised just a single piece of hardware. Reportedly, the engine could lift the rocket to 700 km with 100 Kg of payload. Besides, the 3D engine can be produced in under four days though it requires high precision.
Tags: Chennai, Agnikul Cosmos, 3D Printed Rocket Engine, Srinath Ravichandran
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Agnikul Signs Deal With ISRO For Accesing Facilities, Expertise
To encourage private players in the space sector, a non-disclosure agreement has been signed between Agnikul Cosmos Pvt Ltd and the ISRO on December 3. Reports suggest that the contract would provide the Chennai-based rocket company with all necessary access to ISRO's facilities and technical expertise for future projects. Agnikul is a start-up located within the campus of IIT Madras. Interestingly, this is the first agreement signed after… read-more
Tags: Indian Space Research Organisation, Agnikul Cosmos, Chennai, K Sivan
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