KILAS (Rocket Technology)

Chasm Rocket Made in Home Affairs

Jakarta - Indonesia continue to improve its rocket technology. A number of rocket have also succeeded to be launched. Program development of rocket during the time Institute Air transport and of Antariksa National ( LAPAN), owning series of RX.

Rocket result of masterpiece of LAPAN this [is] RX-70, RX-100, RX-150, RX-250, RX-320, and RX-420. RX represent abbreviation of Rocket Experiment, while number which as described rear RX depict rocket diameter.

Roll-Out of last rocket [done/conducted] [at] last 2 July, that is roll-out of RX-420. This represent biggest rocket which owned [by] LAPAN. Related/Relevant [is] roll-out of rocket, Kartika I represent first rocket [of] made in Indonesia launched [at] August 1964.

Especial Secretary [of] LAPAN, Bambang Koesoemanto, expressing, rocket of LAPAN in this time have reached speed 4,4 Mach or 4,4 times speed of voice. " We using many result of technology of dirgantara, but often do not be felt," he/she said [in] Jakarta, not yet this old.

With condition like that is, clear [of] Bambang, society [do] not know that Indonesia have ability in technology of dirgantara and of antariksa. Though, word he/she is, since 1963 till 2007, LAPAN have [done/conducted] 107 times test-drive the roll-out of rocket.

Technological Deputi Area [of] Dirgantara LAPAN, Soewarto Hardhienata, laying open, LAPAN also will quicken the roll-out of Rocket Glider of Satellite ( RPS) 420. Initialy, This RPS will be launched [at] 2014, but will be moved forward to become 2012.