Indian Space Shuttle Programme
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The Indian Space Shuttle Programme was a conceptual idea to design an indigenous Reusable Space Vehicle.[when?][1][needs update]
In the end of 1980s and beginning of 1990s India had plans to develop the small Space Shuttle named Hyperplane that would to be orbited by non-reusable launchers.[citation needed]
Then plans differed to project Avatar (spacecraft) as a single-stage system. The Indian Space Research Organisation indicates that this vehicle is planned for development after 2010.[1][2]
In parallel, India has more realistic and currently working the programme of manned spaceflights from 2014 to 2015 with non-reusable conventional spacecraft Orbital Vehicle launched by non-reusable launcher GSLV.[citation needed]
In 2011 ISRO gave more details on its shuttle programme.[3]
References
- ^ a b Sputnik (13 August 2007). "India plans to launch first space shuttle in 2010 - space official". rian.ru.
- ^ Isro set to test reusable space vehicle, Times of India
- ^ "Soon, India to have its own space shuttle". NDTV.com. 31 July 2011.
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