India ‘Set To Challenge’ Elon Musk’s SpaceX; ISRO Succeeds In Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission\ ISRO accomplished the autonomous landing of a Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) on April 2 during a test at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, located in Karnataka, in the presence of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath. At 7.10 am India time, an Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) Boeing-made Chinook helicopter took off with the RLV stowed beneath its belly. It climbed to 4.5 kilometers in the air (above Mean Sea Level). The vehicle landed in Hypersonic Flight Experiment (HEX) on a makeshift runway high over the Bay of Bengal. The HEX mission did not require any practice landings on real runways to complete. Why RLV? Despite a history spanning over 40 years and a total of 135 launches, the United States was ultimately compelled to give up using the NASA Space Shuttles. These shuttles turned out to be exor...
PM Modi To Establish Groundwork Stone Of First Open Ropeway In Varanasi, Send off Tasks Worth Rs 1,780 Crore PM Modi In Varanasi: India will be the third country on the planet after Bolivia and Mexico City to have a ropeway for public vehicle. State leader Narendra Modi will be in his parliamentary body electorate Varanasi on Friday and establish the groundwork stone of India's first and the world's third open vehicle ropeway. Furthermore, he will likewise send off advancement projects worth over Rs 1,780 crore and address the 'One World TB Highest point' on the event of World Tuberculosis Day. PM Modi In Varanasi Today: Central issues The ropeway venture will run from Varanasi Cantt station to Godowlia and is being worked at an expense of Rs 645 crore. The ropeway framework will cover a distance of 3.75 km with five stations, working with simplicity of development and travel for sightseers, explorers and occupants of Varanasi. The development of the ropeway will faci...