EVEREST: India’s 1st Private 800 kN FFSC LOX-Methane Engine
India
August 13, 2026
EVEREST: India’s 1st Private 800 kN FFSC LOX-Methane Engine: Bengaluru-based Astrobase Space Technologies unveiled EVEREST, India’s first privately built 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) LOX-Methane rocket engine, marking another major milestone for India’s private space sector after the launch of Vikram-1. The engine delivers 800 kN thrust, has a specific impulse of about 340 [...]