Rocket launch puts India in ‘cryo-club’
Country’s space programme marks key milestone with launch of rocket powered by cryogenic technology.
Published On 6 Jan 2014
With its latest rocket launch, India has joined an elite league of space-faring nations.
Russia, the US, China, Japan and France comprise the so-called “cryo-club” – countries that possess cryogenic engine technology, which uses super-cooled liquid fuels to produce the huge amounts of thrust needed to lift heavy satellites into space.
Al Jazeera’s Bhanu Bhatnagar reports.
Source: Al Jazeera