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Astrobase high-speed turbopump test that happened in January 2026. The 5 MW component exceeded performance predictions.
Astrobase high-speed turbopump test that happened in January 2026. The 5 MW component exceeded performance predictions.
Check the full video here
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Only 4 India-core deep-tech firms have hit or entered talks for $100M+ single funding rounds as of 2026.
Two have US Delaware parents and two have Indian parent companies.
The breakdown across the four startups 🧵👇.
Only 4 India-core deep-tech firms have hit or entered talks for $100M+ single funding rounds as of 2026.
Two have US Delaware parents and two have Indian parent companies.
The breakdown across the four startups 🧵👇.
Series C: Pixxel ($100M raised)
• Focus: Hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellites.
• Core R&D: 30,000 sq ft MegaPixxel factory in Bengaluru.
• Structure: US Master Parent (Pixxel Space Technologies Inc, Delaware) + Indian Subsidiary (FTC).
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India's private space startups are now building their own rocket engine test stands.
Here are the 6 I've mapped across Astrobase, EtherealX and Agnikul, with thrust ratings, purpose and status, plus one honorable mention 🧵👇
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The launch crisis will be won by whoever reaches #orbit first—not whoever plans the biggest rocket.
@arstechnica confirmed the shortage is worse than expected.
Supply is tightening. Demand keeps rising. This squeeze will last years.
That’s why @CosmicportSpace is starting small.
We’re flying #methalox vehicles first to prove the engine, the stage, and the operations in actual flight.
Small doesn’t mean #limited.
It means we de-risk fast so we can scale #harder and #sooner.
Methalox is the foundation:
Clean, reusable, and scalable from small vehicles into larger stages.
The same propellant then supports the real future — orbital depots, space stations, reusable spaceplanes, and eventually in-situ propellant production. The goal isn’t one impressive launch.
It’s #cadence.
The teams that earn #flight heritage earliest will control capacity when it becomes the scarcest resource.
That’s the path we’re on.
Visuals: @Liwaans
India's private space startups are now building their own rocket engine test stands.
Here are the 6 I've mapped across Astrobase, EtherealX and Agnikul, with thrust ratings, purpose and status, plus one honorable mention 🧵👇
HONORABLE MENTION | EtherealX Base 001 (Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu)
• Earlier engine-development site; layout renders show a test stand zone
• Thrust rating and test schedule: not public
From 12 kN to 2 MN, India's private test stands are scaling fast 🚀🇮🇳
