BREAKING: 🇮🇳 India's Astrobase to expand its rocket testing facility in Andhra Pradesh by 339 acres, taking its total area to nearly 360 acres. The Bengaluru-based startup has signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) and plans to invest ₹800 crore in the expansion. The facility will support rocket stage development, static-fire tests, hop tests and reusable rocket technology validation. It will play a key role in testing Astrobase's 80-tonne-class EVEREST rocket engine and developing its AB220 medium-lift launch vehicle.