What if a rocket engine could be 3D-printed in a single shot?
What if a launch pad could move wherever permission is granted?
That’s exactly what AgniKul is building. In this episode of Decoding Manufacturing, Srinath Ravichandran, Co-founder & CEO of AgniKul, shares how the team is reimagining rocket design and manufacturing from the ground up.
From single-piece 3D-printed rocket engines to mobile launch pads, AgniKul is showing how India’s manufacturing ecosystem can power deep tech innovation at global scale.
He also breaks down:
• Why rockets had to be redesigned for today’s smaller satellites
• How India’s private space ecosystem is maturing with clear policy support
• Why space tech is the seedbed for India’s next manufacturing wave
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro: Rockets for today’s satellites
1:26 – India’s ecosystem: from execution to design
3:03 – The shift: Designing in India & manufacturing maturity
4:41 – Policy clarity and long-time cycles in deeptech
6:15 – Why rockets had to be redesigned for small satellites
7:50 – Breakthrough: Single-piece 3D-printed rocket engines
10:25 – Innovation through young teams & first principles
11:11 – The real challenge: repeatability and process discipline
13:18 – Autopilot, scalability & mobile launch pads
15:27 – Building talent: balancing design and quality
17:13 – People, components, infra: what really matters
18:57 – Policy breakthrough: InSpace and private space in India
19:42 – Testing facilities, ISRO collaboration & documentation culture
25:12 – Patient capital and trust in Indian innovation
28:10 – Founder’s journey: from Wall Street to rockets
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