Indian space tech startup Agnikul tests the world’s first 3D printed rocket engine
The higher stage semi-cryogenic rocket engine is called Agnilet
Assembling or 3D fabrication of the rocket takes less than four days, claims the firm
Agnilet will be used in the second stage of Agnikul’s launch vehicle Agniban
The vehicle has been designed to carry payloads up to 100 kg to low Earth orbits
Agnikul operates out of the National Centre for Combustion Research at IIT Chennai
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra is a key investor in the company
