Agnikul Cosmos, the Chennai-based spacetech startup, has commissioned a cutting-edge additive manufacturing facility for aerospace and rocket systems.

This new facility integrates design, simulation, 3D printing, post-processing, and finishing, enabling production of rocket components up to one mtrs. tall. It promises to halve the cost of space manufacturing while significantly accelerating development timelines by delivering fully finished, flight-ready hardware within days.

The facility includes an indigenously developed de-powdering machine that enhances surface quality and reduces reliance on foreign suppliers. Agnikul holds a US patent for single-piece 3D-printed rocket engines, and this setup can now produce engines delivering seven times more thrust than previous designs.

Last year, Agnikul launched India’s first private rocket, Agnibaan SOrTeD, featuring a single-piece 3D-printed engine. Backed by global and domestic investors with USD 45 million raised, Agnikul aims to advance affordable and precise rocket manufacturing, bringing India closer to expanding its space transportation capabilities.