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 by Staff Writers New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2019
In a significant development, India's state-funded Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted its first test of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) that will pave the way for the development of a hypersonic cruise missile which will have a speed of over Mach 6.5. It will have multiple civilian applications, including the launching of low-cost satellite and long-range cruise missile. The HSTDV test has been conducted within three months of anti-satellite missile test 'Mission Shakti' from a defence test facility in the Indian coastal state of Odisha. A defence source said the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle, an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft, test-fired from launch pad no-4 of the integrated test range facility at Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast at 11.22 hrs local time on Wednesday. The HSTDV was mounted on an Agni series missile and launched in the presence of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. "Data generated during the mission are being analysed," the source added. On 27 March, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first ever test of anti-satellite missile which had successfully engaged an Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in 'Hit to Kill' mode. The test demonstrated India's "capability to defend its assets in outer space", he asserted. Source: RIA Novosti
Unveiling technologies for future launch vehicles Paris (ESA) Jun 10, 2019 ESA safeguards Europe's guaranteed access to space through its Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, FLPP. FLPP weighs up the opportunities and risks of different launch vehicle concepts and associated technologies. Its demonstrators and studies hone emerging technologies to give Europe's rocket builders a valuable head-start as they begin the demanding work of turning the chosen design into reality. Based on a standardised scale of "Technology Readiness Levels" or TRL, technologies that ... read more
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