Name the Indias first reusable space shuttle which was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 23 May 2016

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Name the India’s first reusable space shuttle which was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 23 May 2016

A	RLV-AD
B	RLV-SD
C	RLV-TD
D	RLV-UD

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -RLV-TD was developed by ISRO under the RLV Technology Demonstration Programme. The Technology Demonstration Programme consists of development of hypersonic rocket with air-breathing engines and the reusable launch vehicle . The RLV-TD is being designed and built at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

Detailed explanation-2: -RLV-TD was successfully flight tested on May 23, 2016 from SDSC SHAR Sriharikota validating the critical technologies such as autonomous navigation, guidance & control, reusable thermal protection system and re-entry mission management.

Detailed explanation-3: -ISRO accomplished its maiden RLV-TD HEX-01 (Hypersonic Flight Experiment-01) mission on May 23, 2016 from SDSC SHAR and successfully demonstrated the critical technologies for design and flight testing of re-entry vehicles. However, it was a suborbital flight and designed to land on sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s first privately built rocket, Vikram-S, launched by ISRO | Latest News India-Hindustan Times.

Detailed explanation-5: -ISRO set for first runway landing experiment of reusable launch vehicle from Karnataka’s Chitradurga. The RLV wing body will be carried using a helicopter to an altitude of three to five km and released at a distance of about four to five km ahead of the runway with a horizontal velocity.

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