# Bellatrix Aerospace to build $76M space taxi and propulsion facility in Karnataka

Bellatrix Aerospace will establish an R&D centre and manufacturing factory for space taxis (OTVs) and propulsion systems at the aerospace park near Bengaluru, Karnataka. First-phase operations expected by late 2023, with total investment of $76 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-11-03
- Where: aerospace park near Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Value: $76.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: several thousand propulsion systems per year
- Products: orbital transfer vehicles (space taxis), propulsion systems for rockets and satellites, thrusters
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bellatrix Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/66384.md)

## Sources

- [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ktaka-to-get-76-m-space-taxi-propulsion-systems-facility/articleshow/95265728.cms), 2022-11-03: "Having a wide range of thrusters designed to overcome challenges associated with incumbent technologies, we now aim to gear up for largescale production."

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