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This summer, Indian space minister Jitendra Singh noted that development of the Gaganyaan ground support hardware and launch vehicle is about 90% complete, with only the final phases of qualification remaining.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Starship, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The giant launch vehicle appeared to accomplish every key objective in the mission, breaking a streak of Starships exploding in space, in the upper atmosphere, and even on the ground.
—PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
This is based on technology that goes back decades to the Energia launch vehicle, which the Soviet Union used to launch the Buran space shuttle.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Starship, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The giant launch vehicle appeared to accomplish every key objective in the mission, breaking a streak of Starships exploding in space, in the upper atmosphere, and even on the ground.
—PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
This is based on technology that goes back decades to the Energia launch vehicle, which the Soviet Union used to launch the Buran space shuttle.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Launch vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20vehicle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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