Indian Human Spaceflight Program (HSP)

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"The most important mission for us is 'Gaganyaan', the manned mission to the space. ISRO is working very hard on it," he said.

Gaganyaan, scheduled to be launched in 2022, aims to send three astronauts to space and bring them back safely.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sc...n-mission-isro-chief/articleshow/71311380.cms

 

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India’s space station likely to have space for three

 

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Quoting the post for cross posting. So, as the construction of third launch pad was delayed, they are going to refurnish older one.
It's been too much of load put on ISRO in past 6-7 months and it will cost a bomb. ISRO's Budget should exceed that of Roscosmos at least to complete in time.
Till 2022:

1. GSAT-20
2. IDRSS satellites – DRSS-1 & 2 (must for Gaganyaan)
3. SPADEX
4. AstroSat-2
5. XPOSat-1
6. 2-3 GISATs
7. 3-4 RISATs
8. 3-4 CartoSats
9. GSAT-20 (needs GSLV MkIII)
10. Two unmanned launches of modified GSLV MkIII (must for Gaganyaan).
11. Chandrayaan-2R/Chandrayaan-3 (needs GSLV MkII or MkIII).
12. Landing test & Return flight experiment of RLV-TD.
13. NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar.
14. Operationalizing SSLV.

That's enough to hinder the current regular launches that are useful for revenue or communications and even then not getting fulfilled.

Six GSLV MkIII launches in two years + conducting regular launches? Seriously? This elephant alone wastes 2-3 months for its launch preparations.

Copy Paste from Strategic Frontier Forum
Member 'Gautam'

Tenders related to augmentation of Second launch Pad for Gaganyaan project.

https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12508.pdf

https://www.isro.gov.in/sdsc-shar-srhps-gt-ro-11-2019-2020

 

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'Astronaut selection done well within time'

 

[Akula]

Quoting the post for cross posting. So, as the construction of third launch pad was delayed, they are going to refurnish older one.
It's been too much of load put on ISRO in past 6-7 months and it will cost a bomb. ISRO's Budget should exceed that of Roscosmos at least to complete in time.
Till 2022:

1. GSAT-20
2. IDRSS satellites – DRSS-1 & 2 (must for Gaganyaan)
3. SPADEX
4. AstroSat-2
5. XPOSat-1
6. 2-3 GISATs
7. 3-4 RISATs
8. 3-4 CartoSats
9. GSAT-20 (needs GSLV MkIII)
10. Two unmanned launches of modified GSLV MkIII (must for Gaganyaan).
11. Chandrayaan-2R/Chandrayaan-3 (needs GSLV MkII or MkIII).
12. Landing test & Return flight experiment of RLV-TD.
13. NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar.
14. Operationalizing SSLV.

That's enough to hinder the current regular launches that are useful for revenue or communications and even then not getting fulfilled.

Six GSLV MkIII launches in two years + conducting regular launches? Seriously? This elephant alone wastes 2-3 months for its launch preparations.

I hope Government realize this on time and increase ISRO's budget.

 

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Quoting the post for cross posting. So, as the construction of third launch pad was delayed, they are going to refurnish older one.
It's been too much of load put on ISRO in past 6-7 months and it will cost a bomb. ISRO's Budget should exceed that of Roscosmos at least to complete in time.
Till 2022:

1. GSAT-20
2. IDRSS satellites – DRSS-1 & 2 (must for Gaganyaan)
3. SPADEX
4. AstroSat-2
5. XPOSat-1
6. 2-3 GISATs
7. 3-4 RISATs
8. 3-4 CartoSats
9. GSAT-20 (needs GSLV MkIII)
10. Two unmanned launches of modified GSLV MkIII (must for Gaganyaan).
11. Chandrayaan-2R/Chandrayaan-3 (needs GSLV MkII or MkIII).
12. Landing test & Return flight experiment of RLV-TD.
13. NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar.
14. Operationalizing SSLV.

That's enough to hinder the current regular launches that are useful for revenue or communications and even then not getting fulfilled.

Six GSLV MkIII launches in two years + conducting regular launches? Seriously? This elephant alone wastes 2-3 months for its launch preparations.

In his speech, ISRO chief has restressed that such missions can be conducted of deadline. Six launches before March alone.

For who is upset due to lower launch frequency (just 5 launches this year) this year (particularly because Chandrayaan-2 took away lot of time), ISRO chief has declared 13 missions in 6 launch vehicles before March. Missions include landing tests of RLV-TD too. @Haldiram

Wish I'm proved wrong and ISRO executes plans successfully on deadline. But ISRO needs a budget of $3-5 billions and additional factories (sub-contractors may work here). Modi has put too much of load.

 

[Akula]

How

In his speech, ISRO chief has restressed that such missions can be conducted of deadline. Six launches before March alone.

How many SSLV Isro can launch in a year once it gets in operation? + Is private sector going to manufacture PSLV and SSLV for Isro?

 

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How

How many SSLV Isro can launch in a year once it gets in operation? + Is private sector going to manufacture PSLV and SSLV for Isro?

Depends upon work load, budget (shareholder companies) and availiability of spaceports etc..
50-60 launches yearly in ideal situation.

It's India's quick reaction rocket like US' Minotaur, Russian Start-1 and Chinese Kuiazhou for evading ASAT threat impact during war. You can launch so many satellites in short periods of time with SSLV and these vehicles to neutralise enemy's ASAT leverage.

 

[Akula]

Quoting the post for cross posting. So, as the construction of third launch pad was delayed, they are going to refurnish older one.
It's been too much of load put on ISRO in past 6-7 months and it will cost a bomb. ISRO's Budget should exceed that of Roscosmos at least to complete in time.
Till 2022:

1. GSAT-20
2. IDRSS satellites – DRSS-1 & 2 (must for Gaganyaan)
3. SPADEX
4. AstroSat-2
5. XPOSat-1
6. 2-3 GISATs
7. 3-4 RISATs
8. 3-4 CartoSats
9. GSAT-20 (needs GSLV MkIII)
10. Two unmanned launches of modified GSLV MkIII (must for Gaganyaan).
11. Chandrayaan-2R/Chandrayaan-3 (needs GSLV MkII or MkIII).
12. Landing test & Return flight experiment of RLV-TD.
13. NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar.
14. Operationalizing SSLV.

That's enough to hinder the current regular launches that are useful for revenue or communications and even then not getting fulfilled.

Six GSLV MkIII launches in two years + conducting regular launches? Seriously? This elephant alone wastes 2-3 months for its launch preparations.

Manmohan vs Modi: Budget comparison of Isro

 

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Manmohan vs Modi: Budget comparison of Isro

This data is a bit incorrect. However, BJP's budget will still remain high by far.

 

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Department of Space
First Manned Mission​

The Human Space Mission: Gaganyaan is targeted for December 2021. The Gaganyaan Programme has been approved by the Government of India. The design and configuration of major subsystem are finalized. The procurement and system/ subsystem realisation for tests and flight has commenced.

The crew selection and training process for Gaganyaan mission is progressing well including the training in Russia under Gaganyaan Mission.

GSLV Mk III launcher which is ISRO’s heavy lift launcher is identified for Gaganyaan mission. It has requisite payload carrying capacity for Orbital module in desired elliptical orbit. Process for human rating of GSLV Mk-III is progressing well.

ISRO has wide experience in technological areas with respect to Launch vehicle, spacecraft management, ground infrastructure etc. ISRO has taken steps for human rating of existing systems to ensure crew safety. In certain areas where ISRO lacks experience such as Human centric systems, crew training, crew recovery etc., ISRO is planning to collaborate with national and international agencies. MoUs in this regard have already been signed with DRDO labs, Indian Air Force and Russian space agency.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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VRRK/NK/JM/PJ​

 

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RSP supplies special steel for 'Gaganyaan' project of ISRO


BHUBANESWAR: Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has supplied 30.5 tonne of maraging steel to be used in the upcoming 'Gaganyaan project, the first indigenous manned mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to space, a company statement said.

Gautam Banerjee, ED (Works) of RSP, a unit of SAIL flagged off the plates in a function organised at Plate Mill department on Saturday. The plates rolled from 14 slabs were the first lot of the total order quantity, the RSP statement said.

Maraging steel is a special quality steel containing nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, titanium and aluminium and is manufactured through vacuum melting process. Rolling of maraging steel requires very stringent process parameters, it said.

Generally any steel with higher strength will have low ductility and vice versa. But the significance of maraging steel is that it has got very high strength (to the tune of 5 -6 times of mild steel) along with good ductility.

Maraging steel is being used for the launch vehicle rocket motor casing and for other different defence applications. These maraging steel plates rolled in RSP were also used in the recently launched Chandrayan-II, it said.

Stating that the Plate Mill of RSP has been regularly rolling wide plates of maraging steel under a long term contract with Mishra Dhatu Nigam (Midhani), Hyderabad, the statement said these steels are used in PSLV and GSLV programmes of ISRO.

The mill has so far rolled 2200 tonne of maraging steel and supplied to Midhani for the above purpose.

Stringent process parameters were followed and representatives from Midhani, Hyderabad and scientists from ISRO were present during the rolling of the first phase plates at plate mill, the statement added.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ayan-project-of-isro/articleshow/73016041.cms

 

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Astronaut selection completed.

1. First training batch of 4 crews on tour to Russia. Training to start in third week of January.
2. Indigenous facility for training astronauts planned. Won't come in service before 2022.

 

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Astronaut selection completed.

1. First training batch of 4 crews on tour to Russia. Training to start in third week of January.
2. Indigenous facility for training astronauts planned. Won't come in service before 2022.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...gwAA&usg=AOvVaw1LEzA6ZkM59o2-PvCISkMq&ampcf=1
Training 4 astronauts means that only 1 or 2 will go into space for the first time.

 

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...gwAA&usg=AOvVaw1LEzA6ZkM59o2-PvCISkMq&ampcf=1
Training 4 astronauts means that only 1 or 2 will go into space for the first time.

Good progress of India ，
Praise from China

 

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...gwAA&usg=AOvVaw1LEzA6ZkM59o2-PvCISkMq&ampcf=1
Training 4 astronauts means that only 1 or 2 will go into space for the first time.

3 will, 1 will remain in reserve.

 

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3 will, 1 will remain in reserve.

Okay, so plans seem to have changed a bit.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-...1-astronaut/story-nh095IVken3trSu0V1wVnK.html

 

[Akula]

Okay, so plans seem to have changed a bit.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-...1-astronaut/story-nh095IVken3trSu0V1wVnK.html

It's better to send single astronaut than 3. US, Russia and China all had single astronaut in their first humanspaceflight mission.

 

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It's better to send single astronaut than 3. US, Russia and China all had single astronaut in their first humanspaceflight mission.

India have better ability , India's military motorcycle can carry up to 30 people , but other country can not carry so many people in a motorcycle .

 

[Atcjurvin]

India have better ability , India's military motorcycle can carry up to 30 people , but other country can not carry so many people in a motorcycle .

Well that's Harley Davidson motorcycle used by army's daredevil team.