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Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires a solid propulsion rocket stage This is the first time that a private company has successfully designed, developed and tested a full solid propulsion rocket stage in India
Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired a solid propulsion rocket stage (named Kalam-5). This is the first time in India that a private company has successfully designed, developed and tested a full solid propulsion rocket stage. Meanwhile, Mukesh Bansal, Vedanshu investments backed space start-up is looking to raise around $15 million.
A special feature of this is that it is built with advanced carbon composite structure in a completely automated process. Carbon composite case is very challenging to design and manufacture but is five-times lighter than steel, said Pawan Kumar Chandana, cofounder & CEO, Skyroot Aerospace. He added that Kalam-5 uses 15 different advanced materials, 9 different manufacturing processes, and has zero moving parts. This is a major milestone for Skyroot & for the Indian private space sector. "The test results closely matched our predictions and this success gives great confidence for our Vikram-I vehicle development,� said Chandana.