Ethereal Exploration Guild

You're looking at India’s highest-pressure-rated RP-1 test setup, engineered and built from ground up for our semi-cryogenic Pegasus engine development program. Rated up to 200 bar and designed to manage high flow rates with real-time responsiveness, this build for our facility enables deep control of tank pressure, line pressure, and line flow rate — all with a closed-loop response time of just 360 milliseconds. For our brilliant team of engineers, this means a level of fidelity and system responsiveness that’s essential for tuning and validating complex propulsion systems. This RP-1 skid is capable of replicating a wide range of mission requirements, enabling us to qualify our engines with global rigor. It’s not just about performance — it’s about raising the bar for how propulsion systems are engineered, tested, and proven. We’re not catching up. We’re setting the pace. Next time you see test hardware that doesn’t look like this — ask why. #launchvehicles #isro #INSPACe #Guild

🌐 Global collaboration in action! FedTech is proud to be powering the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) initiative, which is already underway. This innovative partnership is accelerating opportunities for Indian startups to collaborate with U.S. defense and aerospace leaders, bringing groundbreaking technology to new markets. Learn more about how this initiative is shaping the future of defense technology collaboration in SPAN Magazine’s latest feature: 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q03cQ3kl0 Geoffrey M. Odlum, Deependra Pokhrel, IndusBridge Ventures, BonV Aero, Ethereal Exploration Guild, United States Department of Defense, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), U.S. Embassy India #InternationalInnovation #DualUse #US-IndiaPartnership

Proud to see Indian deep-tech innovation making waves at the SATELLITE Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC! Kudos to SatSure/KaleidEO and Ethereal Exploration Guild for representing the I2A launchpad on this global stage. Their participation highlights the growing impact of Indian startups in space-tech and defense sectors. Thrilled to support their journey alongside our partner FedTech, and excited for the opportunities ahead for the I2A Cohort BonV Aero ZULU DEFENCE SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED Big Bang Boom Solutions Private Limited Shyam VNL Optimized Electrotech Pvt Ltd as they continue to scale and expand their presence. #SATELLITE2025 #DeepTech #I2AAccelerator #FedTech #IndusBridgeVentures #SpaceTech #InnovationWithoutBorders Geoffrey M. Odlum Deependra Pokhrel Ryan Helbach Dana Linnet Asmod Karki Rahul Devjani YOGESH KULKARNI Jyoti Devjani Rishabh Pote

Thank you Loudoun Economic Development, Jatinder Kaur Khosla and Dave Diaz, for hosting a very successful international business networking dinner for international space and satellite companies attending #SATShow25 in DC, including the amazing Indian space launch company Ethereal Exploration Guild from FedTech's India-to-America Launchpad accelerator. It was a pleasure to see EtherealX’s Manu J. Nair Gautham Mayur N and Shubhayu S. and fellow FedTech Advisor and friend Dana Linnet, and to learn about the impressive help, resources and benefits that Loudoun County provides to foreign companies establishing a presence in the county, as well as to network with brilliant representatives from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space Foundation, Widelity, Inc., and several European space hardware and software companies. If I were an international space company looking for the best location to open a US office, Loudoun would be at the top of the list! Now on to #SATShow25… #space #lowearthorbit #NASA #ISRO #partnerships #USmarkets #satellites 

"We're bringing the cost of space access down to as little as USD 350-2000/kg. That's 1/8th the cost of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and 1/35th the global launch price average," Manu J. Nair Co-founder & CEO, Ethereal Exploration Guild When Manu J. Nair sat down for dinner with two of his friends and colleagues in 2021, he didn't expect to lay the groundwork for a venture that could revolutionize access to space. But as plates were cleared and conversations deepened, a shared question sparked an extraordinary journey: "Why is access to space still a luxury?" That pivotal moment led to the creation of Ethereal Exploration Guild, where Manu J. Nair, alongside co-founders Prashanth S. and Shubhayu S., is on a mission to catalyze civilizational progress. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/gn428GE4 #EtherealExplorationGuild #SpaceAccess #AffordableSpace #SpaceInnovation #TechStartups #SpaceRevolution #SpaceX #FutureOfSpace #SpaceExploration #AerospaceIndustry #SpaceTechnology #ManuJNair #StartupJourney #SpaceForAll #InnovationInSpace #SpaceLaunch #CivilizationalProgress #SpaceMission

Meet EtherealX, a Bengaluru-based startup founded by Mechanical Engineer and lIAS Scientist-Astronaut Graduate Manu J Nair, Former ISRO engineer Shubhayu Sardar, and Aerospace Engineer Prashant Sharma. They're here to transform the global space industry with India's most powerful private rocket engine! Their mission? To make space launches fully reusable, reducing costs and cutting down the time needed for satellite launches! Razor Crest Mk-1 - EtherealX's game-changing rocket - will carry up to 24.8 tons into Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) and is fully reusable! That means both the booster and upper stage return to Earth after each launch, making it more efficient than ever. What powers this rocket's upper stage? The Pegasus Thrust Chamber Assemblies (TCA) - India's first-ever reusable rocket engine! This engine can generate 40 kN of thrust and achieve a specific impulse (Isp) of 293 seconds at sea level. It's one of the most efficient semi-cryogenic engines worldwide! The Full Flow Segregated Cooling Cycle (FSCC) that runs the engine is a game-changer, making this rocket engine one of the most efficient India has ever developed! By 2026, EtherealX plans to launch the Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (TV) and challenge giants like SpaceX with affordable launches ranging from $350 to $2,000 per kilogram. A fraction of current prices! Ethereal Exploration Guild | Manu J. Nair | Shubhayu S. | Prashanth S. #EtherealX #RazorCrestMk1 #ReusableRockets #PrivateRocketEngine #SpaceTech #SpaceMission

The audacity of exploring new horizons has always fueled our spirit at the Guild. We are proud to unveil the test-ready Pegasus Thrust Chamber Assembly (TCA) - Bharat's first reusable rocket engine's TCA. This TCA will be part of the engines that power our vehicle's (Razor Crest Mk-1) upper stage. For the first time in five decades of rocketry, an upper stage will be run by a proprietary, all-new, indigenously developed rocket engine feed cycle: the Full Flow Segregated Cooling Cycle (FSCC). The test-ready regeneratively cooled TCA is designed to produce 40kN of thrust and provide an Isp of 293s (sea-level). If the Isp persists during our test campaign, this will be India's most efficient semi-cryogenic TCA. The new watermark of potential we set with this TCA; 1.⁠ ⁠The world’s first RP-1/LOX engine TCA that can also run on an expander cycle. 2.⁠ ⁠India’s first reusable rocket engine's TCA. 3.⁠ ⁠⁠India’s first bi-propellant-cooled engine's TCA. 4.⁠ ⁠⁠India’s most powerful indigenously developed semi-cryogenic TCA. #bharat #spacetech #isro #launchvehicles #INSPACe

🚀 Proud moment for Team Campus Fund! Our portfolio company Ethereal Exploration Guild has been selected as one of just eight Indian startups for the prestigious India to America (I2A) Launchpad programme - a strategic initiative connecting Indian defense tech innovators with the US Department of Defense and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). What makes us especially excited about EtherealX's journey? They're building India's first fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, positioning themselves as the country's answer to SpaceX and are targeting an ambitious 30-35% of the global launch services market by 2030. The opportunity is massive - with $20 billion in unrealized revenue from unfulfilled launch contracts in the US since 2022 alone. This programme opens doors for EtherealX to tap into this potential and establish strong partnerships in the US market. We're thrilled to be backing these space pioneers as they work to put India at the forefront of global space technology. The future of space tech is being built right here! 🇮🇳 Manu J. Nair Prashanth S. Shubhayu Sardar Richa Bajpai Anuj Mehta Manjesh Basavarajaiah Sanket Lahoti Mokshit Naidu https://lnkd.in/gwTSvQ35

The Guild is committed to fostering partnerships that will shape the future of our civilization. Read more here in the story by Puran Choudhary, at The Economic Times: https://lnkd.in/gwTSvQ35

Following the December 2024 launch of the India to America (I2A) Launchpad program, FedTech Advisor Geoffrey M. Odlum and National Security Innovation Project Lead Deependra Pokhrel visited India to hold in-person workshops with the seven impressive companies in our cohort, who are driving novel and cutting-edge applications in space sensing, space launch, eVTOL, UAS and c-UAS, RF detection, and other defense and dual use technologies. As officials from both the outgoing Biden Administration and incoming Trump Administration agree upon, the US-India bilateral relationship is the single most important geopolitical partnership of the 21st century. The shared values and shared strategic interests between the world’s two largest democracies offer tremendous opportunities for collaborative initiatives spanning defense, technology, energy, cyber and maritime security, which will benefit both countries’ economies and contribute to a more secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. Read the full article here: https://hubs.ly/Q033KCZb0 #INDUSX #India #DOD #defensetech #dualuse #partnerships #technology #innovation #DIU IndusBridge Ventures, Big Bang Boom Solutions Private Limited, BonV Aero, Optimized Electrotech Pvt Ltd, KaleidEO, Shyam VNL, ZULU DEFENCE SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED, Ethereal Exploration Guild, Rahul Devjani, Rishabh Pote, Ryan Helbach, Dana Linnet, Jitesh Lalwani, Artificial Brain, Collins Aerospace, Shivang Tyagi, iDEX - DIO