On May 23, ISRO tested its RLV Technology Demonstrator, India's first winged body spacecraft that went into space and re-entered the atmosphere successfully.
1) Which of the following organizations has/have put the RLV technology to any practical use until now?
a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
2) What is the rationale (as per ISRO) for developing such a reusable system?
a) To bring down the cost of satellite launch.
b) To increase the frequency of launches.
c) To reduce space debris.
d) All of the above.
3) Which ‘technology demonstration exercise’ was tested in this test flight?
a) Hypersonic flight experiment (HEX)
b) Landing experiment (LEX),
c) Return flight experiment (REX)
d) Scramjet propulsion experiment (SPEX).
4) The testing of RLV Technology by ISRO was performed on which of the following kind of space vehicles?
a) Single-Stage-To-Orbit
b) Two-Stage-To-Orbit
c) Three-Stage-To-Orbit
d) Double-Stage-To-Orbit
Answers
1) b
2) d
3) a
4) b
Note: ISRO has tested this technology before through launch of PSLV-C7 space capsule and by carrying out Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment via GSLV MK-III space vehicle. However, both of these experiments led to crash landings.
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