BITS Pilani Hyderabad incubator to support India’s first reusable rocket start-up The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at the Hyderabad campus of BITS Pilani said it is incubating Abyom, a start-up that is working on India’s first reusable rocket.
Recognised by DPIIT, Abyom’s mandate is to build liquid propulsion rocket engine and testing system. “Liquid propulsion rocket engines are widely used on space launch vehicles in comparison to solid phase propulsion engines and other engine types such as hypergolic engines and liquid hybrid engines,” a TBI spokesperson said.This technology will be used to build the country‘s first ‘reusable sounding rocket’, which will be very useful for those working in areas such as meteorology and agritech data.
“Our experience comes from college years when a variety of prototypes and tests such as static solid motor tests, parachute ejection tests were conducted and rockets were launched in the USA for the Space Port America Cup to a height of 10,000 ft,” Jainul Abedin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Abyom, said.
Abyom has Secured $2.5 Mn in the First Tranche of $5.4 M Seed FundingFounded in 2020, Abyom focuses on reusable space technology to close the gap in satellite launch services. This investment also reflects increasing interest in India’s space tech scene, fueled by startups like Abyom and the achievements of ISRO.
