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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Sunday hailed ISRO for successfully conducting the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) and said this is a proud moment for the nation.

ISRO Chairman said that for the first time in the world, with the help of a helicopter, a rocket-like RLV was left in the sky and returned to the ground successfully.

Researchers have recorded and analysed the sounds made by plants when they are in distress. Interestingly, these sounds are not too different from the sound of popping popcorn.

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ISRO has now successfully achieved the autonomous landing of a space vehicle. 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka, the national agency headquartered said.

The technique adopted to launch the vehicle was "a first in the world" where a winged body was carried to an altitude of 4.5 km by helicopter and released for carrying an autonomous landing on a runway.

The experiment was conducted in collaboration with the Air Force and Defence Space Research Organisation

According to the official statement, the RLV took off at 7:10 am by a Chinook Helicopter of the Indian Air Force.

ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at ATR.