TNPSC Thervupettagam

Restart capability of Vikas engine

January 23 , 2025 14 hrs 0 min 29 0
  • ISRO has achieved a significant milestone with the successful demonstration of restarting its Vikas liquid engine.
  • The Vikas engine, a very reliable workhorse for powering the liquid stages of Isro's launch vehicles, is being refined to enable stage recovery and reusability.
  • In the very latest test, the engine was fired for 60 seconds before being shut off for 120 seconds.
  • It was then successfully restarted and fired again for seven seconds.

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