New Delhi: During the India International Space Conclave (IISC) 2025 at The Lalit, the fourth annual conference to commemorate the founding of the Indian Space Association (ISpA), ISpA Chairman AT Ramchandani said, “Agnikul unveiled the world’s first largest single-piece 3D printed Inconel engine and comissioned India’s first large format additive manufacturing facility. Skyroot Aerospace test fired Kalam-1200, India’s first privately-built rocket stage, a key step towards the Vikram I mission, the maiden orbital launch which is planned in February 2026.” Agnikul Cosmos and Skyroot Aerospace are expected to execute the first private orbital rocket launches from Indian soil next year, both having previously conducted suborbital test flights.

Even as the conference was going on, Hyderabad-

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