AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From hypersonic experiments to autonomous landing and reuse
Follow RLV-TD and Pushpak through experimental design, energy and thermal protection, autonomous runway approach and the evidence needed to evaluate reuse.
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Pushpak approaches the runway during the June 23, 2024 RLV-LEX-03 experiment at Chitradurga. The test started with helicopter release; this is not a photograph of arrival from orbit. Credit: DOS/ISRO. Full source frame retained; display copies resized and compressed only.
DOS/ISRO · Image source · DOS/ISRO reproduction policyYour place in the bigger picture
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Build capability through specific experiments
India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle program
From hypersonic experiments to autonomous landing and reuse
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