ISRO RLV : A Future So CRAZY, It Will be KILLED

Explore the future of ISRO's RLV program and get the latest status of RLV in this comprehensive video. We delve into the advanced technology behind the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) and its potential to reshape the space industry. Despite its ambitious goals, the RLV's future faces potential challenges that could impact its progress. Learn about the current concrete plan, strategic and experimental uses, and the thrilling yet uncertain multiverse of possibilities for the RLV's future. Will ISRO's RLV emerge as a groundbreaking success, or will it be hindered by unexpected obstacles? Join me i we discuss the status of RLV and its implications for the future of space exploration in this insightful video. #ISRO #RLV #GSLV #PSLV
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Chapters:
00:00 - RLV's killer foreshadowing
00:18 - RLV Current Plan
01:54 - RLV REX
03:20 - RLV SPEX
04:22 - Uses of RLV
07:06 - Future of RLV
08:10 - RLV TSTO SpacePlane (my fav )
09:15 - RLV TSTO Animation explanation
11:00 - RLV Winged orbiter
11:56 - RLV Killer
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[@GareebScientist]

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[@tri-aayam]

Instead of financially supporting the channel can i make better 3d animations for you ??

[@user-jp4fz7qy2g]

make a video of rotating detonation engine

[@manofsan]

*The captions on ISRO's own video say 325km/h landing speed at touchdown.*

[@manofsan]

I thought SPEX (Scramjet Propulsion Experiment) was also going to use same RLV-TD

[@manofsan]

If we can make scramjet work, then why not try to build long-distance transport, like hypersonic Concorde? Rapid intercontinental travel is a far bigger market than space launches. Everyone would like to travel around the world much faster - there'll always be a large market for that. Not many people want to go to space.

[@TitaniumSV5]

NGLV should have the highest priority in any case. Need heavy lift launch capability for future missions.

[@GareebScientist]

yessss #NGLVGang less goo

[@snapshuttre]

yeah

[@abhayprasad5319]

@@GareebScientist any news of private firm on space industry

[@sumitadhikari5126]

​@@abhayprasad5319 there are Skyroot and Agnikul slated for their launches this year

[@ganeshatluripicks3471]

​@@GareebScientist I think if I am not wrong You missed the main concept in rlv program. Some years back in around 2014-15 I read in many articles that rlv two stage system won't carry oxygen it collects the oxygen from atmosphere and stores it before entering space in that way the weight of rocket will be reduced. I don't know this concept still exists or droped

[@prakhar.sharma]

The Hardwork is clearly visible. GS thankyou for the amazing and high effort content you provide

[@AdityaJain-cm9re]

That turbojet + ramjet + scramjet is going to be an engineering marvel.

[@GareebScientist]

yea totally

[@apratimpatra541]

I think RLV program should be continued . This type of hybrid space cum aircraft not only useful for commercial satellite launch but also for military point of view. We can easily build stealth hypersonic cruse missile after some modification of it. So this project may have mutipurpose use

[@JohnSmith-vn8dm]

You don't need a space plane to develop a hypersonic missile. Though it will let you do some testing at hypersonic speeds. But really ADMIRE is ISRO's most important program. It doesn't get the public or media attention it deserves unfortunately.

[@justanotherperson2960]

Prioritizing the Heavy lift capabilities of India seems like a good start. Ngl, we need falcon heavy alternatives.

[@GareebScientist]

yes NGLV supremacy

[@pradumankumar9763]

Not gonna lie brother. I was swayed by the media on this topic. Thanks for creating this amazing content buddy. It helped me realize what the actual reality is.

[@GareebScientist]

spacex killer in topic sells bhai , people click, mera april fools video hi dekhlo.

[@mrdaredevil07]

@@GareebScientist haa

[@pradumankumar9763]

@@GareebScientist sahi m bhai

[@r.a.wscientists]

too good isro has improved their camera system the landing tracking was 10/10 the blender models were 🤯

[@gopallohar5534]

Great Man Thanks for bringing such amazing quality content to us

[@shobhanagesh454]

i really love your content ; because of you i caught an interst in space science and all .

[@AamrasShorts]

After seeing this video I can say that it takes a lots of effort of the creator for making this type of video

[@Mikey14742]

13:30 That looks like straight out of Guardians of Galaxy's hi tech spaceships. The future we used to imagine may come true.

[@Demonslaboratory]

4:09 So we are indirectly developing hypersonic missile 🥶👌

[@NS-ll9ur]

Dunno if you follow defence we have been flying a Scramjet TD since 2020.... likely to get missile-ised in a decade....so yep if govt funds....TSTO can be a reality❤❤❤ only problem is gat we don't have efficient jet engines 😢😢 but CE SCE, Ramjet and Scramjet are on!!!

[@gamingstats5005]

I am so happy to see so many projects are in pipeline!!

[@commieTerminator]

First, we need powerful liquid engines with high specific impulse and thrust to weight ratio. Can't dream too big if the core part itself is lacking. SpaceX's Merlin, Raptor-1 and Raptor-2 (to be used in starship) is the reason behind their success with reusability. I urge you to make a comparison between various liquid engines whether it be Soviet, Chinese, Indian or American

[@santhoshsridhar5887]

How are SpaceX engines so light

[@JohnSmith-vn8dm]

@@santhoshsridhar5887 Because they took a basic design and iteratively optimized it for that over multiple generations. The Marlin engine isn't a cutting edge design, doesn't have great Isp or but they only use that single engine and focused on that on the Falcon 9. ISRO's SCE-200 is a much more advanced design like SpaceX's Raptor engine.

[@santhoshsridhar5887]

@@JohnSmith-vn8dm @John Smith Well, both Merlin and Raptor have a much higher thrust to weight ratio and the raptor also has slightly higher thrust in comparison to SCE-200. It weights 2000kg in comparison to SCE-200's 2600-2700kg. Not to mention the near double chamber pressure. Plus, the Raptor 2 is completely different compared to Merlin. Merlin 1 is an old gas generator cycle engine which is a pretty old design but I guess manufactured with such materials that makes it very light. Raptor 2 is a newly designed full flow staged combustion cycle that no one else has attempted(besides Russia developing some RD engine in the 60s). While I do agree that they've learnt a lot from Merlin, Raptor engines are more than a product of iterative design.

[@JohnSmith-vn8dm]

@@santhoshsridhar5887 Yes Raptor is a brand new cutting edge design. There are very few full flow engines out there. Even the best Russian ones were usually fuel rich staged designs. But my point was the Merlin engines outside thrust/weight aren't that advanced. The reason SpaceX was successful wasn't because of their engine technology, it was because of their system design. That's why I think ADMIRE is ISRO's most important project.

[@GuWon-hw6gj]

​@@santhoshsridhar5887they are most advanced space company in the world

[@yoman6367]

Please make a detailed say 1 hour video on every basic structure of all ISRO rockets...Please share the knowledge you have,it will be kind of a documentary for you too...Gyaan kii garibii sabse badii

[@ShoeBum123]

RLV is easy to make (compared to Fully reusable system) but it is non scalable. We need to achieve it and then shift entire focus to making fully reusable vehicles which are necessary for creating space colonies

[@pankaj160160]

Amazing, I can't imagine I am learning rocket engineering in such a simple way. Hats off to you. I am a mechanical engineer so able to grasp the content easily. Love the way you crack jokes also. Seen a fantastic transformation in your content over year now.

[@ravinagaraj7003]

If ISRO wants to be in the business of space launch, it must preserve lowest cost of payload to orbit or SpaceX will eat its lunch. To do this, it must reuse as big a piece as possible and throw away the least and most problematic pieces to retrieve. The last boost provider is the most difficult to retrieve because of control and heat ablation issues on re-entry and the initial launch accelerators are the largest cost. Therefore, something like the multi-engine reusable accelerator you have illustrated seems like the most cost effective solution. As a bonus, it provides data on RAM and SCRAM jet domains that are strategically important.

[@tirthachakrabarti5912]

My thought: 1) NGLV will eventually happen because- i) HLV is need for sustained Human Spaceflight (new space policy draft emphasized sustained crewed LEO presence) and planetary exploration (Lunar sample return and Mars landing, for example, are very likely to happen next decade- a lot of hints from scientists in recent times). ii) HLV is natural progression after LVM3. ISRO is doing a lot feasibility studies for HLV for many years. iii) Reusability and hence VTVL is inevitable (for India's level of demand in future). iv) Both TV and ADMIRE are active programs. It is the evidence that there is an active VTVL program. 2) RLV is here to stay as strategic vehicle. GSLV (Mk2) is probably only for test because GSLV will be retired soon. RLV (ORV) based TSTO may be launched on top of LVM-3 core in medium term (my wild guess as Mk3 is ISRO's foreseeable future's workhorse) and also on top a reusable VTVL booster in longer term. Being strategic vehicle, MoD will be involved (and may even be a customer) so there will be money. If defense guys think it's something effective, its not gonna die easily (especially when China has one). 3) HAVA-based TSTO seems to be the least priority among the three. It will happen but slowly. It's the coolest but hardest. Somanath sir said it's "far future technology".

[@GareebScientist]

totally agree bhai

[@manofsan]

But NGLV is being touted for realization through private sector consortium, which itself would be quite revolutionary change for how India does spaceflight. That radical departure is itself very challenging, and I'm worried even about just being able to do that part. Achieving NGLV will involve multiple revolutions, to be sure, which is what makes me apprehensive, given India's past track record.

[@tirthachakrabarti5912]

@@manofsan Private sector will manufacture it but ISRO will design and develop it. It's not clear how much involvement private sector will have in R&D. But yes, the approach is a big change and it's actually a part of the broader space sector reform.

[@manofsan]

​ @Tirtha Chakrabarti - ISRO's R&D pace is very slow - look at how much time has passed between RLV-TD tests.

[@tirthachakrabarti5912]

@@manofsan Yes..but this is not a prioritized program it seems. I think it's better to judge by Gaganyaan program's progress because it is ISRO's flagship program now. The speed is pretty good.

[@samarthtandale9121]

RLV TSTO is the most practical and Amazing project 🔥... I'm soooo Excited !!! 🤩

[@5911_Rockets]

7:12 Choona laga diya😂

[@amarjeetpanesar4220]

Fully agree with you on shuttle based limitations

[@Trident4You]

I was waiting for this video.

[@justroy8997]

Was really waiting for your RLV video 😅

[@er.ganesh4435]

Bhai Great Work... Content is great as usual. Your command on this subject is fabulous. Watching your videos doesn't seem like watching Rocket Science. You describe very neatly

[@Godfearing-Atheist]

Good video, thanks for the info. 😃

[@ankursingh1962]

the most crucial part of these programs is how long we are anticipating it become a real thing, probably not less than a decade or so(very optimistic timeline) and as far as keeping up with other agencies is concerned it is going to get worse. I am not being pessimistic or skeptical about ISRO's competency but this is how things have been in the past and appears not to improve anytime soon.

[@DODO_2287]

Bro the efforts in this video are great,keep it up bro, nice animation

[@ganeshatluripicks3471]

I think if I am not wrong You missed the main concept in rlv program. Some years back in around 2014-15 I read in many articles that rlv two stage system won't carry oxygen it collects the oxygen from atmosphere and stores it before entering space in that way the weight of rocket will be reduced. I don't know this concept still exists or droped

[@sreedarshshaji5951]

It was a dream concept from our legend APJ sir. The concept is still under development as far as I am aware.

[@anvyashmane8608]

This is the best video that I saw today.

[@jjoulekelvin2986]

Had a feeling and was expecting a NGLV in G.S today.

[@savageking3948]

HAVA is important for military application as well

[@ayush0385]

Hats off ❤ .. thanku for being so generous

[@niroopmohandas3765]

Thanks!

[@GareebScientist]

What the heck..... 🤯 Why......? Hey Niroop...?

[@pranayghosh4413]

@@GareebScientist Andha paisa lmao

[@shivendunarayan]

You are doing great work, kudos to you.

[@UEISaiJayaSimha]

your honesty about the programs is just nice to hear rathe rthan the news just boasting about the programs of governments related to space tech.

[@rohanjarande]

You just earned a subscription brother. Thank you for keeping India well informed.

[@realstateguru1318]

I think we should invest more in these and also we should try space x approach because that gives you better landing capabilities on any other body like moon

[@Somit009]

RLV can be used to deploy ASAT measures as well.

[@shrikantprajapati9150]

The whole idea of RLV should be used a reusable satellite. Imagine you launch this vehicle and then you can have a whole platform on it that can be upgraded every so often. The cost to benefit would be insane.

[@munindramohanta2584]

the space shuttle was mostly successful and did what it was supposed for.. just that it was not as rapidly reusable!! The funda that went behind making it was way different. also it'll be stupid to think it will have payload bays like the shuttle orbiter. If you consider it like a upper stage with wings, spacex challenger can be imagined. RLV would have most of its volume as fuel as an upper stage and payload in the absolute front like the starship. You can even see it as a smaller version of starship rocket!!

[@naba9]

Good work 👍🏻

[@PrajjalakChattopadhyay]

When the US started the space shuttle program, they claimed it to be a cheap, reusable and reliable way of space travel. The Space Transport System (STS), as we now know, was far from the claim of absurd launch rates, due to much longer turn around times. The black heat resistant tiles have to be checked individually. The aerodynamics of the space shuttle was also purposely designed to be bad, to create more drag during re-entry. People used to call it "the flying brick". The complex shape of the space shuttle was a real problem for aerodynamics during launch. Further to reduce weight, they cut the corner in certain areas where double thermal insulation should have been used. The burning example is of the Columbia's last flight. To make a space shuttle like design completely foolproof, the cost and dry weight will be so large that it will not be worth it. Russians also dropped their space plane program a long time ago. NASA is switching to the new SLS program. I strongly believe that the ISRO space plane design should be dropped.

[@Pradeepch21]

Thanks for making informative video in plain language. It helps a lot 😀

[@Alpha-tr7uf]

Great Insights

[@Midnight_34]

I've been fan of u for 2 yrs sir i always find ur videos very educational

[@PavanKondapuram]

Thanks for this in-depth explanation

[@balaanimation]

Nice demonstration of RLV. I believe we will do it in next 5 years. it was dream of AJP sir.

[@devchauhan6638]

Really love this design at 10:50

[@sreeragnair4090]

Sir, apka videos itna amazing hai na, I'm really feeling grateful. You also cite the references and everything. Well done sir. Hope you get huge success for your huge efforts. Thank you.

[@GareebScientist]

Thank you Sree bhai 🙏🏻

[@nish6106]

I think ISRO should drop all programmes and work on a system similar to starship, the amount of things that would be possible with a fully reusable rocket with insane payload capabilty and miniscule costs will change everything, based on current trends I see SpaceX just decimating all other systems.

[@NeutronStar9]

Joined!

[@gauravkaushik859]

I can't believe how clear you are in your points

[@GareebScientist]

Can improve a lot. Some redundancies need to be removed

[@individualofuniverse9110]

The virgin Galactic like concept looks really cool. If they manage to make it bigger with jet like wings that doesn't hamper aerodynamics & maintain the similar speed like a jet & rocket hybrid then it would be very cost effective.

[@vinayakshinde3950]

I think next year ISRO WILL get big budget.❤️❤️❤️❤️ Jai hind ❤️🇮🇳

[@rxpmbeats7453]

Dear 💕 I love the concept and the project about that RLV TSTO rocket plane And also because i have clarity of those scram jet, trubo jet and Ram jet engines

[@snapshuttre]

2nd project is exactly like skylon, not kidding it is actually a great engineering challenge to master, it can be an REUSABLE SSTO!! but I think this kind of thing is not feseable, it's wasting too much fuel flying horizontally through the atmosphere, 3rd project is quite feseable I think. No matter what I can see us private companies are way ahead in this kind of reusable LVs, sierra space's dreamchaser will be able to do it by launching on top of flacon 9 and starship kinda like the 3rd project you told us about (just kinda). So India, gotta move fast buddy.

[@manofsan]

Skylon doesn't use scramjets, and instead uses helium-cooled turbojet engine, with extremely complex intercooler.

[@snapshuttre]

@@manofsan so my fault, sorry. but at the end both are reusable ssto. right?

[@manofsan]

@@snapshuttre - fair enough. And Skylon is supposed to evolve out of a high-speed intercontinental aircraft, which would serve the much larger air travel market. If we figure out how to make scramjet work, why don't we pursue intercontinental air travel market, which is vastly larger than space market? Every traveler will prefer 1-2 hr flights over 8-10 hr flights.

[@snapshuttre]

@@manofsan I see you like the Concorde era😁

[@manofsan]

@@snapshuttre - Concorde was too expensive, too inefficient, and didn't fly that fast or that high. Hypersonic transport would be able to go much faster, and would fly much higher to avoid creating noise pollution. The intercontinental travel market is much larger than it used be during the days of Concorde. So the market opportunity is bigger now.

[@rimi6334]

bhai Bohot achha bohot achha aap kar rahe hain 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@amitpal6221]

That's why I request you 2 make vdo on this topic , bcoz no-one, Have ability to analysis & interpretation that news so correctly as u. information provide by is amazing but this time you take so much time to cover this topic😅

[@badlav120]

I think it's more about strategic

[@pranavpatel5121]

11:00 The rlv winged orbiter at seems like a starship like design if both stages are recoverable

[@santhoshsridhar5887]

Yeah, screw the TSTO, I want mini Starship

[@fewdaysofbeautifullife9219]

Awesome

[@AyushKumar-ij6kp]

so much efforts in making animation this time damm

[@shubhamkumar6689]

RLV ka concept acha hai agar dono stages reusable ho jaye Starship ka v same concept hai. Reusability is the future. European space agency v reusable rockets par kam kar rahi hai, all major space agencies are working on reusable space vehicles.

[@joker73612]

Let's just hope that the government will fund these programs in upcoming years because those rockets look like straight coming out of a movie and as a teenager I wanna see those in action .

[@PrafulKava]

Great channel ! I am going to have my nephew also subscribe to it. He is just starting his Aerospace engineering studies at a college in Bangalore. I hope he is inspired by your videos.

[@apurvaposhiya-5289]

Commenting here so your reach increases. To the moon we go 🚀

[@IN-ud2ks]

What about 2 stage 100% reusable vehicle? 1st Stage - multiple long reusable boosters like SpaceX's reusable Booster Rockets. 2nd Stage - big and long RLV similar in size like NASA's Space Shuttle.

[@richirich2614]

Thanks

[@GareebScientist]

Thanks 👍🏼

[@bsnlsvn5595]

मुझे लगा कि RLV रॉकेट बूस्टर का काम करेंगे, डिजाइन देखने पर ऐसा ही लगता है।

[@erwinrommel9137]

RLV spex can be used for making darkstar type of aircraft

[@vijaykumar4500]

I always thought why isro persuing rlv .... thought nasa retired them....why not use something like spacex concept for reusing..... My dream goal...is every rocket part should not go waste...

[@srinivasvellore447]

Good analysis 👍

[@shekharkale2588]

Future Vehicles: 1. Starship or Stokes Aerospace upper stage type vehicle is needed for ISRO. Abandon all other and go for complete reusability. 2. HAVA for defense

[@arpit7267]

current government ne isro ki funds pehle se bhut badhai hai or age bhi badhayegaa aise project ke liye 👍

[@Rajas_naik]

rlv tsto sanction kadena chahiye too cool concept hai par on the other hand ye project sanction hojaiga tabhi bhi funding problem hai and then rnd meh bohot time lagega

[@pcbuilder3661]

Bro can you make a video on model rocketry

[@jjoulekelvin2986]

What if Starship wing bending technology applied in RLV-WO?

[@ksunhare]

Gr8 knowledge

[@sr13Hlv]

RLV TSTO and NGLV let's go. 😎

[@arjunbhattacherjee]

Awesome video..btw are the subtitles auto generated..since there were quite a few errors

[@GareebScientist]

Yes yes, I want to do another pass to correct them.

[@CrusadeVoyager]

TSTO RLV kamal ke he maza agaya :)

[@pranav5803]

can this model be use for hypersonic business jet?

[@rahulmallick1878]

We haven't been able to develop a jet engine yet and dream o such marvels

[@infobyavi8187]

Nice

[@BishalNath]

India should strive for its own Operating System,CPU, EMAIL and Social media ..

[@shivkrishnaramshri]

Thank you boss!

[@GareebScientist]

Damn,thank you 👍🏼

[@cybertron42]

RLV TSTO approve hojaye

[@tonyzang2344]

Thank you for the detailed video News me dekha tha lekin kuch khas dikhaya nahi usme

[@satishbenjamin8056]

Thanking you Abba father thank you blessed savior lord Jesus christ praise the lord praise the lord praise the lord hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah and Thanking you all archangels Thanking you all a Guardian angels Thanking you all other angels of host of Lord God bless his fathers creations in spirit and in truth hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah 🙌 🙏 amen 🙌 🙏 amen 🙌 🙏 amen 🙌 🙏 amen 🙌 🙏 amen to

[@kennedyspace1159]

TSTO is very cool but an engineering nightmare IMO isro should be focusing to heavier lift rockets with resuasable stages Higher payload and low cost a win win thing

[@brijesh1994]

ISRO ko spaceX ki tarah Rocket design karna chahiye, jiske booster bhi re usable hai or bar bar speed mai usko re assemble bhi kar sakte ho jis se launch bhi jyada kar sakte ho,

[@barlarajkumar4773]

ISRO 🔥🙏

[@smukerji7065]

NGLV is the only way forward... but I am more eager to learn about the electric launcher

[@narayananb2252]

Please release a updated video under the RLV and VTVL series

[@ajayhadiya97]

are bhai NQM (national quantum mission) par video banav bhai so much excited about it

[@sriramayadavalli206]

జై భరత్ 🙏🇮🇳🙏

[@AndrewLambert-wi8et]

INDIA IS DOING ITS OWN THING.

[@AbhijitPradhan-_neet2025]

Watching after rlv lex 2