CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Dhawan-1, India’s first first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine, was developed by which company? Notes: Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based space technology startup, has test fired India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the hot test of CE20 cryogenic engine, which has been indigenously developed for LVM3, previously called the GSLV-Mk3.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dhawan-1. On 25 September 2020, Skyroot Aerospace unveiled the Dhawan-1 (named after Satish Dhawan) upper stage cryogenic engine that will power heavier-lift systems such as Vikram-II.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s first privately developed rocket – Vikram-S – is set for a November 15 launch on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-5: -Developed over two years by Skyroot Aerospace, a company started in 2018 when India’s space sector was not yet open to private players, Vikram-S is a single stage solid fuel rocket meant to test nearly 80 per cent of all systems and processes before the launch of Vikram-1 scheduled for next year.