India to demonstrate reusable launch vehicle technology

ISRO has designed and built the RLV-TD as a testbed to evaluate technologies developed to reduce the cost of launching rockets (Source: ISRO)
India will use a mini-rocket with a booster to fly a winged reusable launch vehicle into lower earth orbit on May 23 for demonstrating the technology its space agency developed, a senior official said on Friday.
“All going well, especially the weather, we will send on May 23 the nine-metre rocket, with a winged reusable launch vehicle demonstrator (