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more-inISRO is working on a small, low-cost launch vehicle to send lighter satellites into orbit. Addressing the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, he said a lot of innovation had gone into the design of the new launch vehicle. The rocket is slated for test flight in the second half of 2019, ISRO chairman K.Sivan said here on Wednesday. Dr.Sivan said though ISRO had all the basic ingredients for executing a human space flight demonstration, a lot of technology development had to be done to accomplish the goal. Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Prof.K.Vijayaraghavan who delivered the convocation address called on young scientists to follow the ISRO model of technology development and application..