{"id":367399,"date":"2026-07-14T16:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367399"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:24:58","slug":"reusable-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/reusable-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusable Rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Japan&#8217;s JAXA tested a prototype reusable rocket, while China successfully achieved its first reusable rocket booster landing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Reusable Rocket<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367404\" style=\"width: 424px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-367404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Space-News.jpg?resize=424%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reusable Rocket\" width=\"424\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Space-News.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Space-News.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Space-News.jpg?w=831&amp;ssl=1 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Space News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reusable launch vehicle (RLV)<\/strong>\u00a0is a <strong>space launch system designed to recover and reuse<\/strong> some or all of its component stages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goal:<\/strong>\u00a0RLVs <strong>aim<\/strong> to <strong>transform space launches<\/strong> from a <strong>disposable model into a transportation model<\/strong>, thereby <strong>reducing the cost<\/strong> of access to space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific Basis:<\/strong> Rocket motion follows the <strong>Tsiolkovsky rocket equation,<\/strong> under which <strong>carrying more fuel increases rocket weight and demands even more fuel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Principle:<\/strong> After completing its mission, <strong>the reusable stage separates, returns to Earth in a controlled manner,<\/strong> and is recovered instead of being discarded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recovery Types:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vertical Take-off, Vertical Landing (VTVL):<\/strong>The booster uses <strong>retro-propulsion (firing its engines downward)<\/strong> and grid fins to <strong>stabilize itself before landing vertically on a pad or barge.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Examples: <strong>SpaceX&#8217;s Falcon 9 (United States) and Blue Origin&#8217;s New Shepard (United States)<\/strong> follows this recovery approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizontal Landing (Winged Body):<\/strong> The reusable vehicle glides through the atmosphere and lands on a conventional runway like an aircraft.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Example: ISRO&#8217;s Pushpak (RLV-TD) (India)<\/strong> follows this recovery approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refurbishment:<\/strong>\u00a0The recovered stage is <strong>inspected, repaired, and tested before being reused<\/strong> for future missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">Reusable Launch Vehicles in India<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ISRO<\/strong> started developing <strong>reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology in 2010<\/strong> for a <strong>two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) launch vehicle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>First Trial<\/strong>: In <strong>2016<\/strong>, the <strong>Reusable Launch Vehicle\u2013Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) completed its first trial<\/strong> by touching down at a predetermined landing site in the Bay of Bengal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vehicle Design:<\/strong> The RLV uses a two-stage configuration in which the <strong>first stage separates after fuel exhaustion<\/strong>, while the <strong>second stage continues the mission.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recovery Concept:<\/strong> The <strong>first stage re-enters the atmosphere<\/strong>, <strong>lands autonomously at a predetermined location, and is prepared for reuse after maintenance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology Demonstrator:<\/strong> The <strong>RLV-TD helps ISRO test key technologies required for developing a fully reusable launch vehicle,<\/strong> including hypersonic flight, autonomous landing, and powered cruise flight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Plan:<\/strong> ISRO plans <strong>to build a fully operational reusable launch vehicle by using the technologies demonstrated through the RLV-TD<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Japan&#8217;s JAXA tested a prototype reusable rocket, while China successfully achieved its first reusable rocket booster landing. About Reusable Rocket Reusable launch vehicle (RLV)\u00a0is a space launch system designed to recover and reuse some or all of its component stages. 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