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The '''Indian Space Shuttle Program''' is aimed to design an indigeneousindigenous [[Reusable Space Vehicle]].<ref name=RIANOVOSTI>[http://en.rian.ru/world/20070813/71203530.html India plans to launch first space shuttle in 2010], [[RIA Novosti]]</ref>.

In the end of 1980-s1980s and beginning of 1990-s1990s India hashad plans to develop the small [[Space Shuttle]] named Hyperplane that would to be orbited by non-reusable launchers.

Then plans differed to project [[Avatar RLV]] as a single-stage system. The [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] indicates that this vehicle is planned for development after 2010.<ref name=RIANOVOSTI/><ref name=TOI>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/779971.cms Isro set to test reusable space vehicle], ''[[Times of India]]''</ref>

In parallel, India has more realistic and currently working the [[Indian human spaceflight program|program of manned spaceflights]] from 2014- to 2015 with non-reusable conventional spacecraft [[ISRO Orbital Vehicle|Orbital Vehicle]] launched by non-reusable launcher [[GSLV]].

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://broadband.indiatimes.com/showvideo/3428528.cms Times of India, Video News article on India's first Space shuttle]