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Tamil Nadu-based space startup successfully launches first reusable hybrid rocket RHUMI

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Tamil Nadu-based space startup successfully launches first reusable hybrid rocket RHUMI
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Tamil Nadu-based startup Space Zone India has launched its first reusable hybrid rocket, Mission RHUMI-2024, with the aim of conducting research on global warming and climate change. The rocket, powered by a hybrid motor and electrically triggered parachute deployer, was launched from a mobile platform near Chennai. The mission is named after the founder's son, Rhumithran. The rocket carried satellites designed to collect data on atmospheric conditions and deployed smaller satellites to study various aspects of the environment. This launch marks a significant advancement in India's space innovation capabilities and aims to make space missions more sustainable and accessible.

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