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May 23, 2016 ISRO successfully flight-tested India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight regime. In this experimental mission, the HS9 solid rocket booster carrying RLV-TD lifted off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotaat 07:00 hr IST. After a successful flight of 91.1second, HS9 burn out occurred, following which both HS9 and RLV-TD mounted on its top coasted to a height of about 56 km. At that height, RLV-TD separated from HS9 booster and further ascended to a heightof about 65 km.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme   Implementation,   has released  the  provisional  estimates of national income for the financial year 2015-16 and quarterly estimates    of    Gross    Domestic Product    (GDP)    for    the    fourth quarter  (January-March)  of  2015-16,   both   at   constant   (2011-12) and current prices.

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere