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Chitradurga. India (SPX) Apr 04, 2023 - ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka in the early hours o
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 Indian space agency said the adaptation of contemporary technologies developed for RLV LEX makes other rockets more cost-effective.
India on Sunday moved a step ahead in getting its own reusable launch vehicle or reusable rocket (simply put similar to space shuttle) with the country's space agency successfully completing the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing ...