Agnikul Cosmos, which is India’s first private rocket engine factory and is currently equipped to construct two rocket engines from scratch each week, was opened on Wednesday.
Agnikul Cosmos, a homegrown space company, opened the nation's first private factory devoted to producing rocket engines in Chennai on Wednesday. S Somanath, the chairman of ISRO, and N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, performed the ceremony. The facility will construct 3D printed rocket engines using additive manufacturing technology, according to the company, and be used to make engines for its own in-house rockets.
Agnikul Cosmos' chief executive, Srinath Ravichandran, stated that the factory is currently equipped to construct two rocket engines from scratch each week. This will enable the plant to assemble the eight engines needed to launch Agnibaan, its two-stage launch vehicle, which is anticipated to happen by the end of the year.
“Since companies and organisations looking to launch...
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