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Once a solid rocket motor ignites, there is no off switch. It burns to completion. That is what makes solid propulsion one of the most reliable technologies in rocketry. This episode of Journey To Orbit goes inside the solid propulsion systems that power Vikram-1 through Earth's atmosphere. #JourneyToOrbit #Vikram1

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