New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian scientists on the successful test launch India’s first indigenously made space shuttle- the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV).
"Launch of India's first indigenous space shuttle RLV-TD is the result of the industrious efforts of our scientists.
Congrats to them," Modi said in a tweet.
“The dynamism & dedication with which our scientists & @isro have worked over the years is exceptional and very inspiring,” the Prime Minister added.
The dynamism & dedication with which our scientists & @isro have worked over the years is exceptional and very inspiring.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2016
Launch of India's first indigenous space shuttle RLV-TD is the result of the industrious efforts of our scientists. Congrats to them.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2016
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested its first home-grown reusable satellite launch vehicle, as a technology demonstrator in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
The 1.7-tonne RLV was launched from ISRO's spaceport here, about 80 km northeast of Chennai off the Bay of Bengal coast.
