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It is a scaled down prototype of an eventual two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) reusable launch vehicle. In January 2012, the design of ISRO's reusable launch vehicle was approved by the National Review Committee and clearance was granted to build the vehicle. The vehicle was named 'Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator' (RLV-TD). [19]
Since at least in the early 20th century, single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicles have existed in science fiction. In the 1970s, the first reusable launch vehicle, the Space Shuttle, was developed. However, in the 1990s, due to the program's failure to meet expectations, reusable launch vehicle concepts were reduced to prototype testing.
The Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) is a three-stage partially reusable Heavy-lift launch vehicle, currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This vehicle is designed to replace currently operational systems like PSLV, GSLV and LVM3. The project was previously referred to as Unified Launch Vehicle (ULV ...
The 35-meter tall and 2.5-meter wide technology demonstrator launch vehicle with a 1.2-ton capacity to 400 km low earth orbit. It will feature the same engine type as a full-scale launch vehicle, but in a smaller count. The launch is intended to verify the telemetry data and flight software for its future commercial launches.
Miura 1 (previously called Arion 1) [4] [5] is a suborbital recoverable launch vehicle developed by the Spanish company PLD Space. It is the first launch vehicle in Europe that is designed to be recoverable. [6] It was first launched successfully on October 7, 2023, at 00:19 UTC. [7] [8]
Boeing has announced that an unmanned, reusable U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was returned to orbit Tuesday aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch was done for the ...
Electron is a two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab, an American aerospace company with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. [14] [15] Electron services the commercial small satellite launch market. [16] It's the third most launched small-lift launch vehicle in history.
Computer rendering of Kistler K-1 approaching ISS.. The Kistler K-1 was a two-stage, fully reusable launch vehicle design created by Kistler Aerospace.It was to accommodate a wide range of missions, including payload delivery to low Earth orbit (LEO), payload delivery to high-energy orbits with a K-1 Active Dispenser, technology demonstration flights, microgravity missions, and commercial ...