ISRO successfully test Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

ISRO successfully test Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated a new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD). It was designed and developed by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). IAD is a game-changer with multiple applications for future missions including to Mars and Venus.

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The IAD was successfully test flown in a ‘Rohini’ sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. 

ISRO chairman: S. Somanath