ISRO to conduct RLV landing experiment soon The Indian Space | Dr. B R AMBEDKAR IAS ACADEMY

ISRO to conduct RLV landing experiment soon

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming to carry out a landing experiment (LEX), a critical component of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme.
RLV-LEX involves taking an unmanned, winged prototype to an altitude of 2.3 km to 2.4 km on a helicopter and releasing it to land at a Defence Research Development Organisation airstrip at Chitradurga, Karnataka

A major hurdle in space exploration is the prohibitive cost, which can be slashed if the launch vehicle is a reusable one. The RLV-TD programme comprises a series of experimental missions aimed at making India’s dream of owning a reusable, two-stage-to-orbit vehicle come true.