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India unveils first privately built FFSC rocket engine EVEREST
Bengaluru-based Astrobase Space Technologies on August 7, 2026 unveiled EVEREST, India's first privately built 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) LOX-Methane rocket engine. This makes India the fourth nation with FFSC engine…
The Story in Brief
Bengaluru-based Astrobase Space Technologies on August 7, 2026 unveiled EVEREST, India's first privately built 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) LOX-Methane rocket engine. This makes India the fourth nation with FFSC engine technology after Russia, the USA and China.
The Hindu reports that FFSC engines route both fuel and oxidiser through separate pre-burners for higher efficiency, precise throttle control, and reuse. Subsystems have been tested; fully integrated hot fire testing is expected in months at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The first orbital flight is targeted for December 2028.
The Indian Opinion
Hype around India's space startups often skips the hard part: actually flying. EVEREST is a real engineering feat, but 2028 is a long way off. The real test will be the hot fire campaign in Anantapur. A single engine failure there will separate talk from reality. How many static tests will Astrobase complete before that first flight target slips?
Source: thehindu.com
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