India Launches Country's First Reusable Carrier Rocket
07:37 23.05.2016(updated 08:04 23.05.2016)
India successfully launched on Monday its first-ever reusable carrier rocket, local media reported Monday.
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – The NDTV broadcaster reported that Re-Usable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) was launched from the island of Sriharikota located in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
According to the broadcaster, this is the first launch of a spacecraft conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that will be brought back to land on a special runway in the Bay of Bengal.
India is actively developing new industries, such as space exploration and information technologies. New Delhi possesses a number of scientific, communication and navigation satellites. India, along with Russia, Japan, the United States and the European Space Agency, has its own space observatory project.
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