Paper I · 2 General Science & Technology · 2.8 Space missions

2.8.5 SpaDeX, reusable launch vehicle and future missions: Chandrayaan-4, LUPEX and NISAR

SpaDeX proved orbital docking, RLV tests aim at reusable rockets, and Chandrayaan-4, LUPEX and the NASA-ISRO NISAR are the next steps in lunar and Earth-observation science.

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Key terms

  • SpaDeX
  • docking
  • RLV-TD
  • Pushpak
  • Chandrayaan-4
  • LUPEX
  • NISAR
  • Shukrayaan
  • synthetic aperture radar

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