ISRO to conduct Reusable Launch Vehicle

In the coming days, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to conduct a landing experiment (LEX), which is an important part of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) program. RLV-LEX, the second in a series of experimental flights for the RLV-TD program, will be held in April, according to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, who spoke to The Hindu on Friday.

"We don't want to reveal the exact date just yet, but it will take place before the end of the month. At Chitradurga, the final phase of testing is underway "Mr. Somanath confirmed this, having led a review of LEX at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thumba.

In the coming days, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to conduct a landing experiment (LEX), which is an important part of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) program. RLV-LEX, the second in a series of experimental flights for the RLV-TD program, will be held in April, according to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, who spoke to The Hindu on Friday.

"We don't want to reveal the date just yet, but it will take place before the end of the month." Mr. Somanath, who conducted a review of LEX at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thumba, said that the final phase of tests is underway at Chitradurga. RLV-LEX entails flying an unmanned, winged prototype from a helicopter to an altitude of 2.3 km to 2.4 km and then releasing it to land at a Defense Research Development Organization runway in Chitradurga, Karnataka. "The prototype will be released 3.7 kilometers from the airstrip, and it will have to travel the distance independently, gather velocity, maintain control, and land like any other plane, with the rear wheels first." "After that, a parachutist will be sent for brakes," he explained.

Reforms that aren't aimed at privatization

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will not be privatized as a result of the reforms implemented in the country's space industry, according to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath. He was speaking after the ISRO Pensioners' Association's eighth and ninth biennial conferences, which were conducted simultaneously here on Friday.

 "There is concern that the ISRO will be auctioned off." It is entirely reliant on government support, which implies that our expansion will be constrained by the amount of money available from the government. However, he believes that bringing in private enterprises will develop the space industry.