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India’s reusable launch vehicle being
developed by the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) is slated
for trials in 2016 and will help reduce
the cost of access to space in the long
run, said ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran
Kumar.
He said here on Monday that the
project was still in the experimental
stage and the demonstration vehicle
will have a range of 100 km, though
eventually it will be like a space
shuttle. The ISRO uses multi-stage
rockets for satellite launch, but the
reusable vehicle will be a single-stage
rocket to start with. The single-stage
rocket will have a solid propellant
stored in casing. For a reusable vehicle,
the casings have to be re-used or
rebuilt and its evolution will hinge on
cost benefits, said the ISRO chairman.
“We still have a long way to go and
have taken baby steps in this
direction,” said Mr. Kumar.
Read More: Reusable launch vehicle trial in 2016, says ISRO chairman: The Hindu - Mobile edition
developed by the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) is slated
for trials in 2016 and will help reduce
the cost of access to space in the long
run, said ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran
Kumar.
He said here on Monday that the
project was still in the experimental
stage and the demonstration vehicle
will have a range of 100 km, though
eventually it will be like a space
shuttle. The ISRO uses multi-stage
rockets for satellite launch, but the
reusable vehicle will be a single-stage
rocket to start with. The single-stage
rocket will have a solid propellant
stored in casing. For a reusable vehicle,
the casings have to be re-used or
rebuilt and its evolution will hinge on
cost benefits, said the ISRO chairman.
“We still have a long way to go and
have taken baby steps in this
direction,” said Mr. Kumar.
Read More: Reusable launch vehicle trial in 2016, says ISRO chairman: The Hindu - Mobile edition
