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Bengaluru Firm Unveils Reusable Rocket Test Site Near Sriharikota
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CNBC TV18•16-10-2026, 14:02
Bengaluru Firm Unveils Reusable Rocket Test Site Near Sriharikota
- •Bengaluru-based Ethereal Exploration Guild unveiled The Anchorage, a 150-acre rocket engine development and testing facility in Andhra Pradesh.
- •The facility features India's highest-pressure-rated 210-bar Pegasus Horizontal Static Test Facility.
- •The site will support the development and first hot-fire test of the Pegasus upper-stage engine for the Razor Crest Mk-1 rocket in November 2026.
- •The facility integrates propulsion testing, stage qualification, advanced manufacturing, and hardware refurbishment for fully reusable rockets.
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The Bengaluru-based Ethereal Exploration Guild unveiled a 150-acre facility named The Anchorage in Space City, Andhra Pradesh, located about 40 kilometres from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The company plans to conduct the first hot-fire test of its Pegasus upper-stage engine at The Anchorage in November 2026.
Razor Crest Mk-1 is a fully reusable medium-lift rocket designed to reduce launch costs, improve launch cadence reliability, and enable multi-polar access to space.
