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BUSlNESS startup
multiple propulsion systems.
Skyroot Aerospace plans to
launch its first launch vehicle
by next year.
What are your roles
at Skyroot Aerospace?
P.C.: I lead business and
technology execution at
Skyroot. I am in charge of
building the right team, technology,
architecture, partnerships,
business strategy, and
fundraising activities.
Bharat Daka : I am
involved in the day-to-day
operations of the company.
I also shoulder finance and
fundraising responsibilities
with Pawan. Apart from this,
I am responsible for Avionics
systems and GNC (Guidance,
Navigation, and Control).
Amardeep Sri Vastavaya
: look after the
design, engineering, manufacturing,
and qualification of
Launch vehicle systems. This
includes both composites
and metallic parts, along with
their assemblies. My role
also is to establish a reliable
supply chain for raw materials
and contract manufacturing.
In addition, a key part of my
responsibility is to achieve
the
desired
in composites processes
productivity
to
resonate with the frequency
of launches that team Skyroot
aims for.
Introduce us to your team.
P.C.: The Skyroot team is
composed of over 70 rocket
scientists who total a combined
experience of over
500 years in building rocket
systems. We have
a
great
combination of young talent
and veterans from the space
sector with several decades
of experience working hand
in hand. We have dedicated
teams for building launch
vehicles, like propulsion,
avionics,
structures, mechanisms,
GNC, integration, and
others.
Dhawan-1, a 3D-printed cryogenic
engine that runs on LNG
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What is Skyroot Aerospace's
current and future plan?
P.C.: At present, our teams
are making all-out efforts to
complete the qualification of
all sub-systems for the first
launch vehicle, Vikram-1.
This requires manufacturing
and testing of 100+ challenging
systems. We have successfully
test-fired our Raman-1
solid-fuel rocket engines.
However, at the same time we
are working on forthcoming
launch vehicles. Our teams
have also unveiled Dhawan-I,
which is an upper-stage cryogenic
engine for heavier lift
systems like Vikram-II. This
will also be the first Indian
engine with clean, reusable
LNG as fuel.
We plan to begin our commercial
launches by next
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What is Skyroot
Aerospace's vision?
P.C.: We want to do to spaceflights,
what Pacific Southwest
Airlines did for air flights in
the late-1940s. At Skyroot,
we want to make spaceflight
reliable and economic. This
would revolutionize how we
live and it would open up
new frontiers by building a
space-based economy. Today
we are earthbound and many
commercial
and exploration
activities in space are incredibly
expensive. There will be a
paradigm shift, when the cost
of space transportation comes
down and becomes accessible
to all. That will come from the
rapid reuse of space vehicles
rather than the current architecture,
which is expendable.
At Skyroot, we are building
capabilities to create such an
exciting technological future
that will impact humanity.
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Carbon composite case of the Kalam-5 engine
year. We target a ramp up of
production by 2024-25 that
would enable us to conduct
one launch every week. In
line with our long-term vision
of democratizing space, our
team will also be designing
and testing a fully reusable
launch vehicle.
What is the current share of
composites in your products?
Tell us about
different composite
systems used or under
consideration for use in your
products?
A.S.V.: Our first launch vehicle,
Vikram-1, will consist
of more than 80% composites
components. In December,
we tested the first of five
planned kalam rockets-the
Kalam 5.
Its 5.3kN thrust
engine is predominantly a
carbon-composites motor.
(See inset).
At Skyroot, we use a variety
of advanced materials including
carbon fibre, glass
fibre, epoxy resins, phenolic
resins, Pre-pregs, and others.
We have a multitude of manufacturing
processes
under
one
roof, which includes
filament winding, compression
moulding, tape winding,
hand layup, etc.
What is the composites
supply chain like in India? Are
there any specific improvements
that your company is
looking for?
A.S.V.: The composites
manufacturing
industry
in
India is less mature compared
to the global industry both

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021

Cover
Edito
«Manufacturers have realized they must increase their flexibility and resilency»
Contents
NEWS
In brief
Agenda
Productivity - Record turnaround secures major thermopress order
BUSINESS
Startup - Skyroot Aerospace: the story of young space enthusiasts from India
Matrix - Commercial bio-based resins for composites
Natural fibre - The reality of today’s natural fibre markets and research paving the way to valorization (Part 2)
MANUFACTURING
Resin - Application characteristics of epoxy foam
TFP - High-performance polymers for fibres and fibre-reinforced composites
FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE: Lighter, stronger, greener?
- Structural performance - Jointly conducted analysis and structural test evaluation for automotive B-pillar parts
- Market - Composites innovation in U.S. commercial trucks and vans
- Industry - The importance of lightweight construction for the automotive industry
- Body in white - First Composite intensive multi-material BiW structure made in/for China
- Sustainability - Green composite perspectives for semi-trailers
SOLUTIONS
Industrial equipment - The Massivit 10000 cuts production timelines drastically. Instead of weeks, it takes days
Building and construction - Enhancing construction with composites
TECHNOLOGY
Thermoplastics - Holistic optimization of the high-speed tape lay-up process using a digital twin
Augmented-reality - lmproved manual composite manufacturing with an augmented-reality system
Inside the lab - Making thick-section composite components
Index
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - «Manufacturers have realized they must increase their flexibility and resilency»
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - In brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Agenda
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Productivity - Record turnaround secures major thermopress order
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 12
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Startup - Skyroot Aerospace: the story of young space enthusiasts from India
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 14
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 15
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Matrix - Commercial bio-based resins for composites
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 17
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Natural fibre - The reality of today’s natural fibre markets and research paving the way to valorization (Part 2)
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 19
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 20
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Resin - Application characteristics of epoxy foam
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 22
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - TFP - High-performance polymers for fibres and fibre-reinforced composites
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 24
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - - Structural performance - Jointly conducted analysis and structural test evaluation for automotive B-pillar parts
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 28
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 29
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - - Market - Composites innovation in U.S. commercial trucks and vans
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - - Industry - The importance of lightweight construction for the automotive industry
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - - Body in white - First Composite intensive multi-material BiW structure made in/for China
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 43
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - - Sustainability - Green composite perspectives for semi-trailers
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 46
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Industrial equipment - The Massivit 10000 cuts production timelines drastically. Instead of weeks, it takes days
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 49
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Building and construction - Enhancing construction with composites
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 51
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 52
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Thermoplastics - Holistic optimization of the high-speed tape lay-up process using a digital twin
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 54
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 56
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 57
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Augmented-reality - lmproved manual composite manufacturing with an augmented-reality system
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - 59
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #142 - September/October 2021 - Inside the lab - Making thick-section composite components
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