"Congratulations to ISRO's team at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram on the successful outcome of their decade-long effort.
"The latest success of a Reusable Launch Vehicle will provide a further impetus to leveraging science and technology for public good. #RLV," party general secretary Sitaram Yechury tweeted.
India today successfully launched its maiden 'swadeshi' space shuttle with the winged Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) fulfilling its mission objectives in the first crucial test to make space travel easier and cheaper in the future.