Sub-orbital Test Flight

ISRO has set a December 15-20 window for the sub-orbital test flight of its biggest rocket so far, the GSLV-Mark III, which will also see the experimental re-entry and recovery of the indigenously developed crew module.

The European Space Agency on Tuesday put the final touches to its first-ever "space plane" before blasting it into sub-orbit for tests aimed at eventually paving the way to the continent's first space shuttle.

ISRO has set a December 15-20 window for the sub-orbital test flight of its biggest rocket so far, the GSLV-Mark III, which will also see the experimental re-entry and recovery of the indigenously developed crew module.

The European Space Agency on Tuesday put the final touches to its first-ever "space plane" before blasting it into sub-orbit for tests aimed at eventually paving the way to the continent's first space shuttle.