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May 31, 2016

India Presses Ahead With Space Ambitions
New Delhi, India (VOA) May 31, 2016
Indian scientists pronounced the testing of an indigenously developed reusable space rocket this week, "Mission accomplished successfully." Those words have been heard increasingly in recent years from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as it quietly presses ahead with its space ambitions. Developing a reusable rocket could still be a decade away, but the test of a miniature winged, 6.5-meter long, 1.75 tonne space vehicle signified that India has entered the race to make space explorat ... read more

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