ISRO Helicopter Drops Rocket to Cut Costs!
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) did something amazing! They launched and landed a reusable rocket. The rocket is called the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Experiment (RLV LEX).
Important Details
- A helicopter carried the RLV LEX 4.5 km above the ground.
- Thereafter it was released to carry out an autonomous landing on a runway.
- Importantly, this is the first time a helicopter has carried a winged body to such a height and landed on a runway.
- Although the rocket hasn’t gone into space yet, this brings India closer to having its own reusable rocket.
- Moreoever, this development brings India one step closer to having its own reusable rocket.
- Further, the RLV is expected to significantly bring down costs.
- As a consequence, this would make similar launches accessible and more frequent.
- In other words, ISRO hopes that this would offer a major boost to space agencies in terms of cost and efficiency.
- The RLV was also put through its paces with a variety of cutting-edge technologies during its testing.
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— ISRO (@isro) April 2, 2023
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