Which company has unveiled India’s First Private 800 kN Rocket Engine "EVEREST" in August 2026?

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The correct answer is Option A: Astrobase Space Technologies. Bengaluru-based Astrobase Space Technologies unveiled EVEREST on 7 August 2026 as India’s first privately built 80-tonne-class Full-Flow Staged Combustion rocket engine. EVEREST uses liquid oxygen and liquid methane, produces 800 kilonewtons of thrust, and is designed for reusable medium-lift launch vehicles. The Full-Flow Staged Combustion cycle routes both propellants through preburners before they enter the main combustion chamber and is associated with high efficiency and lower thermal stress. EVEREST has a specific impulse of about 340 seconds and a throttle range of 50%–110%, enabling controlled thrust variation during ascent, landing and recovery. Astrobase was selected under IN-SPACe’s Technology Adoption Fund on 10 June 2026 for indigenous development of the 800 kilonewton LOX-methane engine, after sub-scale hot-fire tests in September 2025 and turbopump trials in January 2026. IN-SPACe, functioning under the Department of Space, is India’s regulatory and promotional body for private space activities, including private development of launch vehicles, propulsion systems, satellites and ground infrastructure.

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Which company has unveiled India’s First Private 800 kN Rocket Engine "EVEREST" in August 2026?

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