This is where propulsion stops being a prototype and becomes an operational capability. 21.5 acres. Built in-house. Coming online.

I am filled with optimism at the fact that the world's first trillionaire was made not by hedge funds or market manipulation, but by building the infrastructure to take America to the stars.

IN-SPACe's Technology Adoption Fund just cleared funding for three startups: Astrobase Space Technologies, SatSure Analytics India and TM2SPACE Technologies. Most people saw three startups. We see a clue. Buried in the announcement was a project to develop a methane-LOX rocket engine. At first glance, that sounds like technical jargon. But it caught our attention for one reason. SpaceX spent years building an engine around the same fuel combination. So did Blue Origin. So is China ! And now India is funding it. That raises an interesting question: What do they know that most people don't? Historically, India relied on the Vikas engine family and cryogenic engines that helped build one of the world's most cost-effective launch programs. They have served us remarkably well. But...if the ambition is frequent launches, rapid turnaround times, and eventually reusable rockets, the equation starts to change. That's where methane enters the story. Not because it is a better fuel in every situation. But because it fundamentally changes the economics of reusability. Cleaner combustion means less soot inside the engine. Less refurbishment between flights. Faster turnaround. And therefore - Lower costs. In essence, a seemingly small change in fuel could lead to a massive change in capability. What's even more interesting is the architecture being pursued: Full-Flow Staged Combustion. This is not an incremental improvement. It's one of the most advanced rocket engine cycles ever attempted. And very few countries have successfully mastered it. Yet an Indian startup is now working on exactly that. The funding amount doesn't interests us. The signal does ! Because when governments start backing specific technologies, they often reveal something about where they believe the future is headed. And sure funding doesn't equate to outcomes. These are usually long lead time projects and fundamentally unpredictable. But it signals that the focus is on launches. This is BIG but yet bigger opportunity may be hiding much deeper in the ecosystem. If India's space ambitions accelerate over the next decade, who benefits before the rockets launches? The launch providers? Or the precision engineering companies, advanced materials players, electronics suppliers and manufacturers? That's the puzzle we're exploring in our upcoming webinar on India's space sector. 🔗 Registration link: firstprinciplesinvesting.in/… Date: 28th June 2026 Time: 11:00 am GET an EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT : EB500 AND as usual, 100% Money Back Guarantee if it sucks.

IN-SPACe has picked @astrobase_space, @sat_sure and @tm2space under their Technology Adoption Fund. Why these three? Because they are building epic stuff. Astrobase is the first and only company in India to work on developing an FFSC engine. And this is a huge deal. Because SpaceX is the only company in the world to have successfully flown an FFSC engine. This is the same engine that's powering SpaceX's massive Starship. Then you have SatSure. They are building what they call an Earth Intelligence company. They are using raw satellite data, turning it into meaningful insights and using that to create products that can be used by companies on Earth to make real business decision. In fact, one of their more interesting product is SatSource - which basically captures detailed data about cropping patterns, land productivity and risk classification in a region. And this data is then checked against land records - to give the banks the ability to build an alternate credit score for farmers in that region. Banks then use that information to provide loans to farmers. Now, SatSure is building "Dhaarini" - their own foudnational AI model. By training their AI model on India-specific data - they will be able to create more finetuned AI products for Indian businesses. Then there is TakeMe2Space. And they are trying to build data centers in space. But under the Technology Adoption Fund, they are working on building an indigenous AI-powered star tracker system for satellites called StarSense. This is basically a smart camera on a satellite - which looks at the stars in space and figures out exactly which direction is the satellite facing. It essentially acts as the compass for the satellites. And every satellite that needs to take accurate pictures and send communication through space - this star tracker system and its accuracy becomes critical.

Thank you @INSPACeIND for selecting us under the Technology Adoption Fund to support the development of our indigenous 800 kN LOX–methane rocket engine. Currently undergoing hot-fire testing, this marks a key milestone in advancing India's sovereign space capabilities.

The implications of New Glenn’s failure are probably worse than you think. I dig in here to some of the most serious concerns. arstechnica.com/space/2026/0…

Embassy welcomes the signing of a strategic partnership framework between @astrobase_space Technologies of India & Impulso Space. The growing momentum in 🇮🇳🇮🇹commercial space collaboration also strengthens the India–Europe space industrial corridor.

Astrobase is building India's first private 200-ton thrust cryogenic engine test facility in Andhra Pradesh! This test stand will be used to test their 80-ton Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) LOX-LNG engine, later this year. Once ready it will the most advanced rocket engine in this country. The future is exciting!

Nothing like it in India, with best shot at pacing India’s space close to SpaceX with raptor like FFSC engines tested and mastered before they make flight! Excited to make rocket engines work for real. @astrobase_space

Astrobase has successfully fabricated and installed its engine test stand that can support upto 200 Tons of upward thrust. The 80 Ton thrust Full Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) engine will be fired here.

Astrobase has successfully fabricated and installed its engine test stand that can support upto 200 Tons of upward thrust. The 80 Ton thrust Full Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) engine will be fired here.

【70億円交付決定と130kN達成の裏にある進展】 先日、インターステラテクノロジズがSBIRのステージゲートを通過し、フェーズ3として約70億円の交付が決まった。現場では、ここ最近は統合燃焼試験が本格的に続いている。 現在テストが進んでいるのはCOSMOS v2エンジンだ。ターボポンプと燃焼器を統合し、実際に飛行するスペックそのままでの燃焼試験が繰り返されている。いわゆる要素単体の確認ではなく、「飛ばす前提」での検証段階に入っているということだ。 本日も朝から燃焼試験が行われていたのだが、定格130kNで規定の回転数において燃焼試験に成功した。単に燃焼したという話ではなく、飛行条件に近い状態で成立したという意味合いが大きい。まさに新しいロケットエンジンが誕生した瞬間と言っていいだろう。 <続> note.com/takapon/n/ne12c40b4…