India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) will be named Pushpak, a glimpse of the new livery was released during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Modi reviewed the progress of the vehicle, which will be a key component of India’s space exploration endeavours.
The reusable launch vehicle promises to revolutionise this domain by slashing launch costs by nearly 80%, thereby making space exploration more accessible and sustainable.
Being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), the Pushpak RLV is the culmination of years of meticulous research and development. It was back in January 2012 when the design of ISRO’s reusable launch vehicle received the green light from the National Review Committee, marking the beginning of a new chapter in India’s space narrative.
The Pushpak RLV is designed as an all-rocket, fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle, incorporating several major elements such as the X-33 advanced technology demonstrator, the X-34 testbed technology demonstrator, and the upgraded DC-XA flight demonstrator.
This ambitious project aims not only to reduce the costs associated with space launches but also to ensure reliability and on-demand access to space.
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