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India flies winged space plane on experimental suborbital launch

May 23, 2016 Stephen Clark

A prototype for a future winged Indian spaceship took off early Monday on a suborbital flight 40 miles over the Bay of Bengal and steered itself to an on-target splashdown, testing a heat shield and guidance, navigation and control algorithms.

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India readies reusable launch vehicle testbed for flight

May 19, 2016 Stephen Clark

India’s space agency plans to boost a sleek winged prototype spacecraft into the upper atmosphere aboard a solid-fueled rocket early Monday on a brief test flight that will end with a controlled, unpowered glide to a simulated runway landing in the Bay of Bengal.

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  • Interview: Talking asteroid sample return
    September 24, 2023
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    September 24, 2023
  • Another Falcon 9 hits 17-flight milestone with Starlink launch
    September 23, 2023
  • NASA is bringing an asteroid sample back to Earth – here’s when, how and why
    September 22, 2023
  • Artemis 2 astronauts go to the launch pad for launch day practice
    September 22, 2023
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