Space tech startup, Agnikul unveils locally manufactured rocket engine in Dubai

Kolkata: Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT Madras-based space tech start-up, unveiled its full-scale second-stage rocket engine, Agnilet, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and at the World Expo in Dubai.

Agnilet is the world’s first single-piece 3D printed engine fully designed and manufactured in India, and was test-fired in early 2021 by Agnikul.

Agnikul has inked multiple pacts with various stakeholders that will directly catalyse efforts in launching the single-piece 3D printed engine in 2022.

“Unveiling of Agnikul’s engine at a global stage such as IAC, allowed us to showcase the capabilities of Indian space tech startups to the international community and also allowed us to forge agreements with multiple commercial players such as NPC Spacemind and Precious Payload,” Moin SPM, co-founder & COO, Agnikul, said in an official statement Friday.