India Successfully Test Launches First-Ever Indigenous Space Shuttle

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The Indian Space Research Organization [ISRO] successfully test launched the first ‘Made in India’ space shuttle, Reusable Launch Vehicle [RLV], TNN reports.

The test launch of the 6.5-meter-long, 1.75-ton RLV-TD was conducted at 7am on Monday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, the US’s NASA abandoned its reusable space shuttle project.

The RLV-TD is described as "a very preliminary step" in the development of a reusable rocket. The final version is expected to take 10-15 years.

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