Isro to conduct 3rd landing test of RLV Pushpak. All eyes on weather

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Officials at the Indian space agency said that everything is ready to go including the Pushpak vehicle and the Chinook helicopter..

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is preparing for the third landing experiment with Pushpak, the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)...

Sources in the Indian space agency told IndiaToday.in that the mission will be key as it will also implement an advanced guidance algorithm capable of simultaneously correcting errors in both longitudinal and lateral planes, a decoupled approach improving upon LEX2's method for enhanced precision and control...

During the second landing experiment, Pushpak was lifted by an Indian Airforce Chinook helicopter and was released from 4.5 km altitude...

The successful completion of RLV-LEX3 and the IADT will mark significant milestones for ISRO's ambitious reusable launch vehicle and human spaceflight programs, respectively...