Question: In which of the following launch vehicle, ISRO is planning to fit 1st and
2nd stage reusable boosters in future?
a) PSLV-D5
b) GSLV MK-III
c) GSAT- 14
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned to develop a reusable GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle.
- ISRO for this purpose is working on technologies that will enable it to land the GSLV Mk-III launch vehicles vertically.
- If all goes according to plan GSLV Mk-III launch vehicles will send back their booster similar to what Elon Musk’s SpaceX does
- According to a senior official, in this way ISRO will be able to recover the first and second stages.
- This will enable the space agency to reuse the GSLV Mk-III, thus helping it save money.
- V.T. Baskar, project director, GSLV Mk-III, informed that the space agency had been working on multiple mini-projects.
- He said that if we recover the first and second stages, we will have a lot of cost advantage.
- Already studies are on and mini projects have been approved for landing experiments.
- He said that they have to implement a few enabling technologies to have the capability to take a wing body or large body to land safely.
- Mr. Baskar said the ISRO was working on augmenting its technologies for landing launch vehicles.
- Landing on legs
- ISRO has also planned the Landing on legs like what SpaceX is doing.
- The agency has been optimistic to display the technological achievement in this regard within this year or the next year.