The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) commissioned three major facilities, namely a Hypersonic Wind Tunnel, a Shock Tunnel and a Plasma Tunnel at Vikram Sarabhai Space Center as part of its continuous and concerted efforts to minimize cost of access into space. This integrated facility was named as Satish Dhawan Wind Tunnel Complex as a tribute to Prof. Satish Dhawan, who has made very significant contributions in the field of wind tunnels and aerodynamics. ISRO Chairman A. S. Kiran Kumar said commissioning of such facilities would provide adequate data for design and development of current and future space transportation systems in India.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) commissioned an advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex on 20 December 2020 as part of facility development programme for Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle project.