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 The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) on Sunday successfully conducted an experiment that it said would propel the country forward in its goal to send reusable rockets into space. The space agency conducted the "Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission(RLV LEX)" at the Aeronautical Test Range of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in Karnataka's Chitradurga district. According to ISRO, the RLV took off as the underslung load of a Chinook Helicopter of the Indian Air Force and , after reaching an altitude of 4.6 km, was released for carrying out an autonomous landing on a runway. This test was the second of five tests that are part of ISRO's effort to develop RLV's or space planes/shuttles, which can travel to low earth orbits to deliver payload and return to earth for use again. The experiment was carried out nearly seven years after the technology demonstration of an RLV and the first experiment was conducted successfully b...