From jetpacks to robot brigades: Jay Panchal on Aule’s vision for India’s space-tech future
Jay Panchal, founder and CEO at Aule Space, a Bengaluru space-tech startup that is developing a light-weight mission extension vehicle. Photograph by Hari Arakali.
Today I’m joined by Jay Panchal, founder and CEO of Aule Space, in Bengaluru. Jay started the company in 2024 with his fellow founders Nithyaa Giri, who’s Aule’s CTO, and Hrishit Tambi, its COO.
He talks about their efforts so far to develop “jetpacks” – sophisticated Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) designed for the task of rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD).
The trio of entrepreneurs has just raised $2 million…
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