ISRO's 'Pushpak' Marks Breakthrough in Reusable Space Technology

India's innovative reusable launch vehicle successfully tests, paving the way for cost-effective and sustainable space exploration.

India's ISRO successfully tests 'Pushpak', a reusable launch vehicle, marking a major step towards affordable space access.
The 'Pushpak' vehicle, inspired by the legendary spaceship from the Ramayana, was dropped from an IAF helicopter and landed autonomously on a runway in Karnataka.
The project aims to reduce space launch costs by making the upper stage of rockets reusable, potentially enabling satellite refueling and retrieval for refurbishment.
Global efforts towards reusable space planes have largely been abandoned, but India's frugal engineering approach seeks to revolutionize space access.
The government has invested over Rs 100 crore in the 'Pushpak' project, which is part of India's broader ambition to establish its own space station by 2035.