India plans to carry out a test flight of its reusable rocket launcher in March, in what could be a first step toward affordable access to space technology.

India is working toward making its next-generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rustom-2 operational by 2016.

Koppillil Radhakrishnan has retired as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization after leading the space agency to its greatest glory, including a successful mission to Mars.