New GSLV rocket engine forces Indian launch delays
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Trouble with a new cryogenic engine is delaying India’s plans to debut an updated all-Indian version of its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, the most powerful rocket in the country’s inventory.
The long-delayed stage include a new engine that will fire for up to 12 minutes during a typical GSLV mission. Engineers finished flight acceptance ground testing of the engine in December 2008, according to ISRO.
But the debut of the cryogenic stage, already postponed several years, may not occur until this spring or summer.
ISRO officials confirm they are reviewing the rocket’s performance and test results, but they are not discussing what triggered the analysis.
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