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Skyroot testfires 3D-printed cryogenic engine. Private space vehicle company Skyroot Aerospace on Tuesday test-fired its 3D-printed Dhawan II engine for a duration of 200 seconds..
Skyroot carried out its first sub-orbital flight, where the launch vehicle just reaches space but is not fast enough to get into an orbit around the Earth, last November...
Skyroot plans to carry out its first orbital flight by the year-end, with the updated Vikram II rocket scheduled to become launch-ready by next year, according to the company..
It was carried out at Solar Industries propulsion test facility in Nagpur using Skyroots indigenously developed mobile cryogenic engine test pad...
We are proud to be at the forefront in developing cutting-edge cryogenic technologies in the private space sector of India, and pushing the limit with advanced technologies like 3D printing and green propellants, Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder and CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, said...
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