Ethereal Exploration Guild opens rocket test site
By Abha Lohia ·
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- Ethereal Exploration Guild is a Bengaluru spacetech startup building a fully reusable, medium-lift rocket called Razor Crest Mk 1
- It has opened The Anchorage, a 150-acre site in Andhra Pradesh for engine testing, manufacturing, stage qualification and refurbishment
- The site sits in Space City, about 40 km from India's main spaceport at Sriharikota, keeping launch-vehicle work close to the launch pad
What happened
- Ethereal Exploration Guild has opened a 150-acre rocket facility named The Anchorage.
- It is in Space City, Andhra Pradesh.
- The site is about 40 km from the Sriharikota spaceport.
- It will host engine tests, manufacturing, stage qualification and refurbishment.
Why it matters
- Keeping testing and building in one place can speed up rocket development.
- Being near the spaceport cuts transport for large rocket stages.
The business
- The company is a Bengaluru-based spacetech startup.
- It is developing a fully reusable, medium-lift launch vehicle.
- The vehicle programme is called Razor Crest Mk 1 (RCM1).
In numbers
150 acresFacility size · 2026
Terms in this story
- Startup: A startup is a young company built to find a new way of doing something and to grow fast, usually by serving many customers at low extra cost. India's government also has a narrower legal definition that decides who gets scheme benefits.
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