Indian Martian exploration program

praneet.bajpaie

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No I am not. But I see what's.going on here.
It's not tit for tat, if that's what you are thinking. You can blame this on the hatred and mistrust that has been happening for the past 67 years on both sides of the border.
 

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It's not tit for tat, if that's what you are thinking. You can blame this on the hatred and mistrust that has been happening for the past 67 years on both sides of the border.
Two wrongs don't make a right. You have issues with their trolling, fight it there. Why compromise the quality of you own forum with cheap shots and mocking.
 

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Nice pics!! The life span of MOM has been increased to 1 + year. I hope the next time a Mars mission is done by ISRO around 2018 it will include a lander and rover using GSLV-III.
 

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Re: Live: India puts Mars Orbiter successfully into orbit of red plane

BREAKING NEWS!!!

The sales of skin burn ointments like Burnol have risen 1000 folds since Indian Mars mission went successful.

and no wonder it's Pakis worldwide using it since their ass is on fire in jealousy and frustration.



Bhai... they tried to reach India..... they tested nasr missile na.... they tried to reach India first...... its very eviddent in their foreign policy that India is first then only pakistan....
 

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Upgrading Indian rockets for future Mars missions


After the stunning success of its very first shot at Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will need to take those capabilities forward, despatching bigger, and more advanced spacecraft in the years to come.
After the stunning success of its very first shot at Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will need to take those capabilities forward, despatching bigger, and more advanced spacecraft in the years to come. That, in turn, requires rockets that can carry such probes on the first leg of their journey and place them in orbit around Earth.

For its first attempt with the Mars Orbiter, ISRO turned to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), a rocket with an impeccable track record. Initially, it seemed that this launcher would not be powerful enough for the task and every aspect of the mission had to be carefully optimised in order to make that possible, according to V. Adimurthy, the space agency's senior adviser for interplanetary missions. He led a study team whose 2011 report laid out how India could send probes to the Red Planet.

For future missions, ISRO will have to turn to the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and GSLV Mark III that can lift much heavier spacecraft than the PSLV. The former, equipped with an indigenous cryogenic stage, had its first successful flight only in January this year. An experimental launch of the Mark III, with a non-functional cryogenic upper stage, is to take place shortly. (The rocket's operational cryogenic engine and stage are still under development.)

ISRO needed to carry out a system study of how the GSLV and GSLV Mark III launchers could be used to carry probes for Mars, observed its chairman, K. Radhakrishnan "Certainly for the next mission we have to go for [a spacecraft with] higher mass."

The space agency would not be in a position to send a spacecraft to that planet during the 2016 launch opportunity, he told this correspondent. The launch window that opened in 2018 would be the earliest that the next mission to Mars could go. It was also necessary to be clear what science such a mission could carry out, he added.

In order to utilise the GSLV and GSLV Mark III, the cryogenic engines on those rockets will need 'multi-start' capability so that they can be shut down after one burn, undergo a period of coasting and restart, noted Dr. Adimurthy. This was crucial for placing a spacecraft in the proper orbital orientation around Earth, a prerequisite for its eventual injection on a trajectory to Mars. A new liquid propulsion stage for carrying out the trans-Mars injection too was needed.

"Such improved systems will eventually pave the way for larger spacecraft to go into orbits closer to Mars, and have lander and rover operations on the planet's surface," he said.

Starting, shutting down and restarting a cryogenic engine in space is complicated, noted S. Ramakrishnan, who retired recently as director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO's lead centre for launch vehicle development, and earlier headed the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre that develops liquid propellant engines needed for the space programme.

Restart capability has not yet been demonstrated with the GSLV's cryogenic engine. As for the cryogenic engine being developed for the Mark III, "once we do the initial engine-level tests, we can look at introducing the restart capability," he remarked.

ISRO has designed and ground-tested a 'Payload Assist Module' using a liquid-propellant engine that powers the PSLV's fourth stage. This module had originally been developed so that the GSLV could launch Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) satellites, a proposal that ultimately did not materialise.

The module could go atop the GSLV or GSLV Mark III and enhance their capabilities to send probes to Mars, said Mr. Ramakrishnan.

Upgrading Indian rockets for future Mars missions - The Hindu
 

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NYT apologises for 'racist' cartoon on India's Mars mission success | Zee News

The New York Times has apologised for an offending cartoon on India's Mars mission.

The cartoon had showed a turban-wearing man with a cow knocking at the door of the "Elite Space Club".

The cartoon drew widespread criticism for being racist in content with the social media expounding with comments on derogatory reference to India's technological prowess. Many commentators opined that uncharitable tactics are being used by the western world to take down India's stunning success with its Mars Orbital Mission.

The clarification was issued early on Monday morning on the New York Times' Facebook page:

A large number of readers have complained about a recent editorial cartoon in The International New York Times, about India's foray into space exploration. The intent of the cartoonist, Heng Kim Song, was to highlight how space exploration is no longer the exclusive domain of rich, Western countries.

Mr. Heng, who is based in Singapore, uses images and text - often in a provocative way - to make observations about international affairs.

"We apologize to readers who were offended by the choice of images in this cartoon. Mr. Heng was in no way trying to impugn India, its government or its citizens. We appreciate that readers have shared their feedback, which we welcome," stated Andrew Rosenthal, Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times.
 

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