ISRO, India Space Research Organization has successfully tested a Space shuttle, RLV – TD which stands for Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator. As the name suggests, this launch vehicle can be reused for launching satellites into the space.
This RLV – TD technology is completely made and developed in India which is going to boost Make In India Campaign. This is the first test flight of ISRO’s RLV – TD technology and the mission’s objectives are successfully accomplished. This launched space shuttle has delta wings which landed on a virtual runway in the Bay of Bengal.
If this mission’s objectives are successfully accomplished, then it was believed by scientists that it would reduce costs by up to 10 times. Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Sivan said that it would at least take 10 years to completely develop and deploy a full scale indigenous RLV. Read more about the RLV tech at Wikipedia.