First baby step in reusable space launch vehicle tech: VSSC chief

The RLV-TD being transported. (Source: isro.gov.in)
On Monday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) embarked on a first-of-its-kind test — hoisting into space what is essentially a scale model of what would be India’s indigenously designed space shuttle. The 6.5m-long Re-usable Launch Vehicle–Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) weighs about 1.75 tonnes and is the result of more than a decade of development costing around Rs 95 crore.According to ISRO, the RLV-TD lifted o