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Sounding Rocket Rohini Launched with New Propellant

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), earlier this month, launched Rohini Sounding Rocket (RH200) with a new propellant formulation based on Hydroxyl-terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) at its Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

India’s First Private Cryogenic Rocket Engine Unveiled

After emerging as India’s first private company to have successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine, Hyderabad-based space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace has now unveiled the country’s first privately developed, fully indigenous cryogenic rocket engine that runs on cryogenic rocket propellants liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquid oxygen (LOX). The company tweeted this achievement on Friday.