The business claimed Agnilet just contains one piece of hardware and no completed components. The one-piece rocket was on display by Agnikul at the International Aeronautical Congress the previous year.
Agnikul, a space technology business based in Chennai, said that it has received an Indian patent for the creation of its single-piece Agnilet rocket engine.
A single-piece, 3D-printed rocket engine called Agnilet was developed and produced in India after a test launch in early 2021.
The business claimed Agnilet just contains one piece of hardware and no completed components. The one-piece rocket was on display by Agnikul at the International Aeronautical Congress the previous year.
Chief Executive Officer Srinath Ravichandran commented on the patent, saying that while it has not been an “easy road,” it has proven to be a monument to Indian engineering expertise.
Injectors that inject fuel into the engine, cooling channels that keep the engine cool, and igniters required to ignite the propellants are just a few of the thousands of pieces that are often found in rocket engines, the expert claimed.
The first firm from the IIT-M incubator to reach an agreement with ISRO to use its facilities as a test site was Agnikul. Mayfield India, pi Ventures, Speciale Invest, and well-known angel investors like Anand Mahindra and Naval Ravikant helped Agnikul raise more than $15 million.
Agnikul has revealed its rocket facility at the IIT Madras Research Park intended for the bulk fabrication of 3D-printed rocket engines.
