As India Gives 'Wing' To Rocket Dreams, Here's Why Others Stopped Trials

The big powers abandoned the idea of a winged reusable launch vehicle, but India's frugal engineers believe recycling and reusing rockets will reduce the launch cost.

India is arduously working to perfect a winged rocket even as most global efforts to have these space planes have come to naught.

The big powers abandoned the idea of a winged reusable launch vehicle, but India's frugal engineers believe recycling and reusing rockets will reduce the launch cost.

Scientists at ISRO are confident the launch cost can be reduced 10 times with reusable tech that can bring down costs to $2,000 per kg.