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[Why so serious?]

ISRO Recruitment 2019: How to apply
Candidates may visit the official ISRO website at isro.gov.in to register their applications online in this period.

Applications will be received online only. Scanned copies of latest passport sized Photograph and Signature of the candidates in the prescribed file size is required to be uploaded in the application.

"The candidates registered under National Career Services (NCS) portal and fulfilling the eligibility conditions may visit ISRO website and follow the application procedure as stated," said the notification.

Upon registration, applicants will be provided with an online registration number, which should be carefully preserved for future reference.

Email ID of the applicant will have to be given in the application compulsorily.

There will be an Application Fee of Rs 100 for each application.

Candidates may make the payment 'online' using Internet Banking/Debit Card or 'Offline' by visiting nearest SBI Branch.

Candidates after submitting their application can pay application fee immediately or any day before the last date for fee payment January 16, 2019.

"The last date for submitting online application is 15.01.2019. Candidates are, however, advised to make online payment by 12.01.2019 to avoid any unexpected transaction failures/issues," the notification said.

 

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ISRO focuses on vertical landing capability

AHMEDABAD: India is aspiring to move a notch up in the reusable launch system development programme with rockets that will have Vertical take-off and Vertical Landing (VTVL) capabilities. Now on Isro’s priority list are launch vehicles that will have similar capabilities like the one developed by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Grasshopper rockets.

Distinguished Isro professor and founding director of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Dr B N Suresh gave a peek into the ADMIRE test vehicle, that will have supersonic retro propulsion, special retractable landing legs which will in fact act as steerable grid fins, to guide the rocket back to its launch pad. The launch vehicle emulates technology that is embedded in US-based SpaceX’s Grasshopper and Falcon 9 rockets. Suresh explained how the new ADMIRE test vehicle will demonstrate Isro’s VTVL and recovery of launch vehicle capabilities and is carefully timed. The rocket will be guided by integrated navigation system that will have a laser altimeter and a NavIC receiver.

“A test and landing site is being developed by Isro for this purpose,” Suresh revealed at the three-day anniversary general meeting of Indian National Science Academy at its first symposium at Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) on Wednesday.

Suresh was presenting Isro’s new technology development on behalf of Isro chairman Dr K Sivan who could not attend the session for an urgent cabinet meeting in New Delhi. Former Isro chairman Padma shri A S Kiran Kumar said how Astrosat India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory’s performance in the far ultraviolet wavelengths has the world’s best space angular resolution of 2 arc seconds which is better than the next best which has 6 arc seconds.

On the human space flight programme, Kumar said, “Almost one year before the actual launch of human space flight mission, probable astronauts may be from the Indian Air Force, but it all depends on the selection process.”

The human space flight mission, following PM Narendra Modi’s August 15 speech is timed for 2022, the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. Another important milestone was presented by Dr A K Sood, president INSA and an authority on nano sciences at IISc Bangalore. He threw light on the latest landmarks achieved in artificial microscale heat engines. Sood discussed the first experiments to develop heat engines that could utilise energy from bacterial activities. He showed the experiments conducted to realise micrometre sized active Sterling heat engine.

 

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ISRO focuses on vertical landing capability

Suresh explained how the new ADMIRE test vehicle will demonstrate Isro’s VTVL and recovery of launch vehicle capabilities and is carefully timed. The rocket will be guided by integrated navigation system that will have a laser altimeter and a NavIC receiver.

New rocket in making!!!!
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[kurup]

New rocket in making!!!!
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Most probably it will be a Technology Demonstrator .

 

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Most probably it will be a Technology Demonstrator .

Simply basis of new stuff.

Ranting..
Post 2030s, ISRO's launch fleet must be:

Expendable Launch Vehicles:

• SSLV
• Modular UMLV series of rockets for medium to heavy payloads.

Resuable Launch Vehicles

• HTHL spaceplane based on AVATAR project.
• VTVL launcher based on ADMIRE test vehicle.

Or we don't need ELVs after RLVs??

 

[cyclops]

Resuable Launch Vehicles

• HTHL spaceplane based on AVATAR project.
• VTVL launcher based on ADMIRE test vehicle.

These two itself will make a 100% reusable TSTO vehicle possible.

 

[Flame Thrower]

Simply basis of new stuff.

Ranting..
Post 2030s, ISRO's launch fleet must be:

Expendable Launch Vehicles:

• SSLV
• Modular UMLV series of rockets for medium to heavy payloads.

Resuable Launch Vehicles

• HTHL spaceplane based on AVATAR project.
• VTVL launcher based on ADMIRE test vehicle.

Or we don't need ELVs after RLVs??

This brings me back to few words I had with one of ISRO's director (probably 1 yr ago).

Can anyone identify him, unfortunately I forgot his name. He came to visit temple and do pooja

Fortunately, I had chance to talk to him for couple of min. My conversation was mostly regarding Ion engines. He didn't answer anything on TSTO or Cryo Engines. He said that reusability (SpaceX) was an interesting thing.

Unfortunately, I had met him while he was leaving....

 

[Why so serious?]

Cabinet Nod In Bag, ISRO Set To Launch Hunt For Gaganyaan Astronauts
All India Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Jimmy Jacob (with inputs from Agencies)
The space agency has decided to call its astronauts "vyomnauts" in a nod to vyom, the Sanskrit term for space.
Updated : December 28, 2018 22:23 IST

India has inked agreements with Russia and France for the Gaganyaan mission.

Story Highlights

• ISRO will now start selecting potential astronauts for Gaganyaan mission
• A 3-member team will blast off into space for up to a week in 2022
• ISRO chief Dr K Sivan said the mission would be a game-changer for India

Sriharikota:
The cabinet's approval for the much-awaited manned mission to space has paved the way for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to start selecting potential astronauts. The chosen ones will be called vyomnauts in a nod to vyom, the Sanskrit term for space, or Gagannauts.

ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan told NDTV that the Gaganyaan mission would prove to be a game-changer for the country. "This will be a challenging and exciting mission. We will send two unmanned missions into space before Gaganyaan's launch three years from now," he said. "Work on the mission is on in full swing, and all the targets will be met."

A three-member team will blast off into space for up to a week as part of the mission in 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the Gaganyaan project in his Independence Day speech in August. The promise came closer to fruition today, when the cabinet approved a budget of Rs 9,700 crore for launching a spacecraft in a "low earth orbit for a mission duration ranging from one orbital period to a maximum of seven days".

India has inked agreements with Russia and France for the mission.

India has made great strides in space research in recent years. An orbiter launched to Mars in 2013 is still operational, and last year, a record 104 satellites were launched in a single blast-off. Early next year, it plans to launch the Chandrayaan-2, its second lunar exploration mission.

So far, the ISRO has spent Rs 173 crore to develop critical technologies for human space flight. Although the plan was first pitched in 2008, the ISRO eventually put it on the backburner over financial concerns. India tested its re-entry technology through the Satellite Recovery Experiment in 2007, sending a 550-kg satellite into orbit and then safely bringing it back to Earth.

 

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[Advaidhya Tiwari]

ISRO's New Year resolution : To launch 14 rockets from Sriharikota


As many as 14 rockets will lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota this year, as the Indian Space Research Organisation gears up to launch 32 missions. These rockets will include GSLV Mk III for Chandrayaan-2, which will be the 25th mission from the second launch pad at the spaceport.

In his New Year message, Isro chairman K Sivan said besides the development flights of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), activities for Gaganyaan, the human spaceflight, would go in full steam to accomplish the various development and qualification milestones. “The year 2019 promises to be much more challenging to the Isro community with 32 planned missions (14 launch vehicles, 17 satellites and one tech demo missions),” the chairman said in his message posted on the space agency’s website.

He also said that Isro was aiming at attaining operational geo-imaging capability through the GISAT series, which will reinstate the microwave remote sensing capability of RISAT. Simultaneously, the payload capability of GSLV and its variants will also be progressively improved.

The year will also see the space agency meeting the country’s high throughput bandwidth requirement of Digital India and also in-flight connectivity with the launch of GSAT-20.

“On the application side, crop production estimation will be enhanced to cover 10 additional crops and also provide vital inputs for water and energy security,” read Sivan’s message.

A host of national and international events will be organised as part of centenary birth anniversary of Vikram A Sarabhai, the founding father of Indian Space Programme. It will be a yearlong celebration which will commence on August 12. The events would include establishment of department chairs, fellowships, visiting scholarship in universities, which were connected with Sarabhai during his formative years, the Isro chairman said.

 

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Jan 01, 2019
Message from Chairman's desk
2018 : A Year of many ‘firsts’ and ‘beginnings’

New Year is the best time to celebrate what we have accomplished and determine what direction we want to head. The year 2018 was a year of many ‘firsts’ and ‘beginnings’ with profound growth in all directions! This year, ISRO completed 16 missions, signing off with 7 successful missions within 35 days. This included two successful GSLV missions in a single year. GSLV Mk-III completed its development flights and has entered the operational arena. GSAT-29, the heaviest satellite launched from Indian soil and GSAT-11, the heaviest satellite built by ISRO, are the two hallmark achievements this year. The national confidence in ISRO is reflected in the highest ever allocation of about Rs 30000 Crore for 23 new and continuation programmes in a single year.

The long cherished dream of ISRO to undertake a human spaceflight programme was fulfilled with the announcement of the Gaganyaan Programme by the Honourable Prime Minister on Independence day. The successful Pad Abort Test has provided additional confidence in reinforcing our readiness to pursue the Gaganyaan Programme. ISRO also got the approval for a new member of the Launch Vehicle family, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) along with a dedicated launch pad. We have commenced the next phase of Reusable Launch Vehicle technology development towards an Orbital Recovery Experiment. PSLV, our workhorse vehicle, completed 25 years of its journey and has increased its customer base from 29 to 32 countries. The approval for 30 PSLV & 10 GSLV Mk-III operational flights, along with the development of Semicryogenic stage, uprated cryogenic stage and all-electric spacecraft propulsion will accelerate ISRO towards new heights and capabilities.

ISRO has been providing on-demand space based inputs for the Government for its citizen flagship programmes. The High Throughout Satellites, GSAT-29 & GSAT-11, along with GSAT-19 (launched in 2017) has enabled the Digital India initiative towards rural broadband connectivity with multiple spot beam coverage including J & K, North Eastern Region and the Andamans. The completion of IRNSS constellation along with the ground segment has opened up new avenues for several navigation and timing services. The distribution of hand held NavIC receivers to the fishermen community and the timing receivers at the Power Grid installations represent an expanding base of NavIC users.

ISRO has enhanced its role in the national programmes for socio-economic security and sustainable development. Out of the 158 national projects with various ministries, 94 have been completed. The National Geospatial Energy information system was developed for NITI Aayog. Earth Observation capabilities have been enhanced with emphasis on higher spectral & temporal resolution. Four National level mapping (on land use, land cover, land degradation and wasteland) has been completed. Near Real-time disaster management support was provided to 9 states for 15 disaster events and 21 countries for 32 disaster events. This included major flood events in Kerala and North Eastern Region, and cyclonic events like Gaja & Titli. ISRO entered into an MoU with the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide technical support for establishing a state-of-the-art Integrated Control Room for Emergency Management.

Several new technological milestones have been achieved by inducting the payloads for Hyper-Spectral Imaging (Hysis), Geo-imaging and Optical Communication (GSAT-29) by SAC, Ahmedabad. SCL, Chandigarh continued to support indigenization of strategic electronic component requirements with the fabrication of detector chip used in Hysis. Magnetically suspended Reaction Wheels & Metal optics are other technological achievements. Astrosat expanded the knowledge of astronomy through new discoveries related to evolution of stars. PRL, Ahmedabad announced the discovery of a sub-Saturn like planet using indigenously designed instrumentation. ISRO has taken initiative to safeguard our space assets through the establishment of indigenous capabilities for Space Situational Awareness.

Major infrastructure projects are underway for stepping up the launch capacity; the Second Vehicle Assembly Building for SLP is completed and the ongoing PSLV Integration Facility for FLP is in full swing. Establishment of Multi-Junction solar cell facility is a new initiative in a strategic area. ISRO is ready to transfer Lithium ion cell technology to Indian industry for societal applications.

The period also witnessed active discussions & partnerships with other space agencies in advanced technology areas of human spaceflight and other areas like LOX/Methane propulsion, joint satellite missions etc. A major initiative has been the UNNATI programme, which is an international programme to train participants on nanosatellite assembly, and has evoked major response from 34 countries.

ISRO is opening its doors to a large number of aspiring youngsters, especially from rural areas, through tailored outreach programmes. ISRO has initiated the establishment of six space incubation centres in unrepresented areas with the first such Centre in Agartala. The Satish Dhawan Centre for Space Sciences was inaugurated in Jammu and the ISRO Academia partnership is being taken to the next level through additional Space Technology Cells in reputed institutes.

The Year ahead…

The year 2019 promises to be much more challenging to the ISRO community with 32 planned missions (14 launch vehicle, 17 satellite and 1 Tech. Demo. missions). This includes the most complex Chandrayaan-2, which will be the 25th mission from SLP, and the development flights of SSLV. Gaganyaan activities will go in full steam to accomplish the various development & qualification milestones. ISRO is aiming to re-instate our microwave remote sensing capability through the RISAT series and attain operational Geo-imaging capability through the GISAT series. It is planned to progressively improve the payload capability of GSLV and its variants. The country will meet the high throughput bandwidth requirement of Digital India and also in-flight connectivity with the launch of GSAT-20. On the application side, crop production estimation will be enhanced to cover 10 additional crops and also provide vital inputs for water and energy security. 2019 is the centenary birth anniversary of the founding father of Indian Space Programme, Dr Vikram A Sarabhai. A yearlong celebration will commence on 12th August 2019 consisting of a host of national & international events such as the establishment of Department Chairs/Fellowships/Visiting scholarship in Universities, which were connected with Dr. Sarabhai during his formative years.

I take this opportunity to congratulate each one of you & your family members for bringing laurels to the organization and hope this continues in the years to come. As noted author Hal Borland said “ Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.”

 

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ISRO’s new station in Bhutan to counter China’s Tibet facility

 

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ISRO working towards Chandrayaan-2 mission launch next month

 

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PSLV-C44 to lift-off with added features

Upcoming mission will see a new variant of the PSLV in use.

With the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) planning to keep the fourth and final stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) ‘alive’ in space as a useful ‘orbital platform’, the rocket — popularly dubbed ISRO’s trusted workhorse — is getting added features.

Set for lift-off this month with the Microsat-R payload, the upcoming PSLV-C44 mission will see a new variant of the PSLV in use. This variant, tagged PSLV-DL, will be the first to sport two strap-on boosters for providing added thrust.

Its final and fourth stage — PS4 — will be equipped with lithium-ion batteries, but no solar panels. An in-house technology, the lithium-ion cells are critical to keep the spent stage in orbit. Solar panels will be added, in all likelihood, in the next mission, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Director S. Somanath says.

ISRO had hit upon the idea of transforming the expendable fourth stage into a makeshift satellite to reduce space debris. In a normal scenario, the initial stages of the rocket, once they detach, drop back into the sea. However, stage four, after releasing the payload, wanders around in space as junk.

If the plan is successful, the spent stage will be automatically ‘recycled’ into a valuable platform for space-based experiments.

Mr. Somanath said ISRO would perfect the technology with tests spread over multiple missions. On the C44 mission, the ISRO will also test the downloading of data from the stage to the ground station. In subsequent missions, the space agency will carry out experiments using the platform.

 

[rishivashista13]

Whats Admire rocket of Isro ?

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Whats Admire rocket of Isro ?

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VTVL reusable spacecraft, somewhat like DC-X.
It's a different project than HTHL RLV-TD.

 

[Advaidhya Tiwari]

Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar mission, launch set for mid-April


ISRO's chief K Sivan has confirmed that the space agency will attempt Chandrayaan-2 mission in mid-April. However, more details around the Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar mission, are yet to be detailed.

India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 with a lander and rover will be attempted in mid-April, a top space official said on Friday. The details of the tests, which were yet to be performed for the mission, were not disclosed by the space agency.

"We are targeting mid-April to launch Chandrayaan-2 as there were certain tests which could not be done in time for the earlier scheduled January 3 launch," Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan told reporters here. The window to land on the lunar surface is open between March 25 till the end of April, Sivan said.

The Rs 800-crore Chandrayaan-2 mission comes a decade after the maiden mission Chandrayaan-1 was launched on October 22, 2008, from the country's only spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 90 km northeast of Chennai.

The 3,890-kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, to be launched onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-3, will orbit around the moon to study its conditions and collect data of its topography, mineralogy and exosphere.

After reaching the 100km lunar orbit, a lander with rover will separate from the spacecraft and gradually descend to soft land on the moon at a designated spot. The rover's instruments will observe and study the lunar surface.
The lander has been named "Vikram" as a tribute to the pioneer of India's space programme and former ISRO chairman (1963-71) Vikram Sarabhai.

While Chandrayaan-1 reached the lunar orbit on November 8, 2008, and its impact probe crashed onto the moon on November 14, 2008, the 675kg spacecraft was lost on August 29, 2009, after orbiting at 100km away from its surface and mapping its chemical, mineralogical and photo-geologic properties for over nine months.

Meanwhile, Israel, which is planning to launch its lunar mission in February, will most likely be the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the moon, after China in December 2013, the US in 1969 and the Soviet Union in 1959

 

[rishivashista13]

VTVL reusable spacecraft, somewhat like DC-X.
It's a different project than HTHL RLV-TD.

Waah.... It's a SSTO ??

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Waah.... It's a SSTO ??

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Yeah, it is.
AVATAR might be a TSTO and ADMIRE an SSTO.

 

[rishivashista13]

Yeah, it is.
AVATAR might be a TSTO and ADMIRE an SSTO.

Cool... Then it will atleast take two decades

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