Indian startup Agnikul did ‘impossible’ work, 6-year-old company has a big name in space industry

Last updated:June 20, 2024, 16:48 IST

Agnikul Cosmos has created a rocket engine using 3D printing technology. Its specialty is that it is a single piece engine.

Agnikul Cosmos is an Indian startup called Cosmos. The space industry is feeling well the waves of work done by Agnikul. The company has done a work that seemed impossible till now. Due to this work, the name of the company is not only played in the space industry, as well as India’s head is also proud.

Actually, Agnikul has created a rocket engine using 3D printing technology. It was launched on 30 May 2024. Its specialty is that it is a single piece engine. All the engines made so far were made in different parts. This is the first time that the entire engine was ‘imprinted’ at once.

Several weeks work in 3 days
Through the 3D printing process, the cost of creating the engine has decreased as well as the time of preparing. It took only 75 hours to prepare a rocket engine using 3D printing for Agnikul. It takes 10 to 12 weeks to build rocket engines in old traditional ways. The entire space industry is happy about this and they feel that it will take less time to make rockets, and money will also be saved.

Let us know that Agnikul Cosos is an Indian aerospace starsup, which makes small satellite launch vehicles. The company started in 2017 about 7 years ago. Founders are Srinath Ravichandran and Moin SPM. The company’s headquarters are in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Company name big achievements
Agniban rocket: This was what the company made the first rocket. It was designed in such a way that it could be customized in any way. This craft can go to LEO (Leo) by taking a weight of up to 100 kg weight. This rocket prepared at a low cost is a good option to be used for satellite launching.

Patent on 3D printing technology: The 3D printing that Agnikul has just produced the rocket engine, was already patented. With this new discovery, the rocket engine will be made in 3-4 days, whereas the first time used to take several weeks.