ISRO is getting ready to test a Space Shuttle RLV LEX
Swadeshi Space Shuttle': ISRO Says India's Space Shuttle Will Fly Again Soon The Indian space agency is getting ready to test a scaled-down version of what can be described as the ' Swadeshi Space Shuttle '. According to ISRO, it is called the ' Reusable Launch Vehicle ' or RLV. ISRO space shuttle If all goes well, it will be seen flying over the Science City in Challakere, Karnataka, where the first landing experiment is being planned. ISRO Chairman Dr. S Somnath S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO says "We are working silently on reusable rocket technology, with a very low budget, low cost and low investment." Us space shuttle and USSR space shuttle Earlier, USA and Russia have flown full-fledged winged space vehicles. Russia/USSR flew its vehicle called `Buran' only once in 1988 but the program was then shelved. The USA made 135 flights of the Space Shuttle and in 2011 it came to an end. Since then, the US, China, and India are the only countries wh...