Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 166 wordsTheir whole copy
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Recently, India completed early trials of our RLV: Pushpak carrier, making important progress.
Potential of RLV
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- Reduced space and overall Debris.
- Reduced manpower & efforts into launch vehicles.
- Cost Reduction and overall financial viability.
- Focus towards improving satellites and payloads over launch vehicles.
- More missions with ltd. funds → Space Dominance & market capture + strategic Implications.
India's initiatives : Pushpak
I. SoRo
II. LoRo
→ making convential carriers (PSLV, GSLV and even next gen NGLV)
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to be reusable after discarding thrusters and
Potential challenges :
(1) Limited pvt sector participation
(2) Tech. backwardness as compened to NASA, Space X
(3) lack of Independent Regulator (ISRO: Itself a PSU)
(4) Limited domestic R&D
(5) Limited skilled personnel
Way Forward :
(1) Improve tech transfer &
cross country collaborations
(2) Encourage pvt sector particp.
(Agnikul, etc.)
(3) Development of skilled
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talent
(VIGYAN Dhara, etc)
Thus, it is very imperative to
ensure space sustainability
in LoRo along with strides
@ space exploration.