India's first indigenous space shuttle RLV-TD launched successfully

May 23, 2016 08:20

India's first-of-its-kind 'swadeshi' or indigenous space satellite launch vehicle -- RLV-TD -- was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 7 am today. The mission was declared successful 20 minutes after lift-off.

The 6.5 meter long Re-Usable Launch Vehicle -- Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) weighs about 1.75 tons. It was built by a team of 600 scientists at a cost of Rs 95 crore over five years.

Re-usable technology will help reduce the cost of launching objects into space by 10 times.

This is the first time that Indian Space Research Organization will fly a winged body and bring it back to land on a make-shift runway in the Bay of Bengal. However, in further tests an undercarriage will be placed to make it land, possibly at Sriharikota.

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