India’s RLV-TD reusable space shuttle launch: All you need to know

India’s RLV (Reusable Launch Vehicle) was launched successfully. Here’s why the mission matters.
India on Monday successfully launched a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) space shuttle, the first ever for the country. The ‘dummy’ RLV was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh into the orbit around Earth, and then glided back onto a virtual runway in the Bay of Bengal, some 500 kilometres from the coast.
The 6.5 metre long ‘aeroplane’-like structure weighing