India launches mini space shuttle

India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle yesterday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to

India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle yesterday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes. The shuttle was reportedly developed on a budget of just one billion rupees, a fraction of the billions of dollars spent by other nations' space programmes. The Reusable Launch Vehicle hurtled into a blue sky after its 7:00am lift off.