India launched its maiden indigenous winged Reusable Launch Vehicle, RLV, from Sriharikota spaceport in 2016. The RLV Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD), which is ultimately aimed at putting satellites into orbit around Earth and then re-entering the atmosphere, was carried up on a solid rocket motor. The nine-metre-long rocket weighs 11 tonnes. Very similar in its looks … Continue reading First Flight of India’s RLV-TD: A Game Changer for Space
