ISRO launches RLV-TD from Sriharikota, first step towards reusable space shuttle made in India

The RLV-TD lifts off in Sriharikota, Monday. (Source: PTI)
The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday joined the race to develop a space vehicle that can fly numerous times into space like aeroplanes by successfully conducting the maiden test flight of a Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
“Today, May 23, 2016 ISRO successfully flight tested India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in