In yet another collaboration with private players, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully test-fired a booster motor made by Economic Explosives Ltd. at its rocket port in Sriharikota in India's Andhra Pradesh state.
Called 'PSOM-XL', the booster motor has been designed for the PSLV-XL (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket and is the first step in the end-to-end production of the PSLV through collaboration with private industry.
The commercial arm of the Department of Space (DoS), NewSpace India Ltd., has selected the HAL-L&T led consortium to make five PSLV-XL rockets.
Twitter screenshot of PSLV-XL Rocket Motor successfully passed by Indian Space Research Organization
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