Day 48 of 100 · Space Tech

Bellatrix Aerospace

Two young engineers built electric propulsion for satellites out of an IISc lab.

Started atIISc Bengaluru
Founded2015
FoundersRohan M Ganapathy & Yashas Karanam
CountryIndia

How it started

They developed in-space propulsion systems while working out of India's premier science institute.

The lesson for your campus Access to a lab is a competitive advantage. Use your institution's.

Why every campus needs an Innovation-Hub

Why we are telling this story

The next company on a list like this one has not been founded yet. Right now it is a student in a lecture hall with an idea nobody has asked about, and no room to build it in. Innovation-Hub is that room: a permanent space inside your institution where students from every department explore, experiment, collaborate and prototype.

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