The Rise of India’s Private Space Sector

[Haldilal]

RP-1/ LOX it is

Ya'll Nibbiars Manastu make the rocket fuel right?.

 

[Moonlander]

No, Manastu makes satellite propulsion systems

 

[Haldilal]

No, Manastu makes satellite propulsion systems

Oh didn't knew that till now thought they even make the fuel.

 

[Moonlander]

And they have developed a monopropellant, primarily for satellite propulsion called MS-289, where MS is Manastu space and 28/9 in DOB of Arindath sir ( faculty advisor and a amazing personality )

 

[Haldilal]

And they have developed a monopropellant, primarily for satellite propulsion called MS-289, where MS is Manastu space and 28/9 in DOB of Arindath sir ( faculty advisor and a amazing personality )

Ya'll Nibbiars so you will source the fuel in house or from outside?.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars The number of space launcher start ups has boomed in PRC there are atleats 18 funded ones and in India till now atleats 8 ones this sector has boomed in last 5 years.

 

[Moonlander]

Ya'll Nibbiars The number of space launcher start ups has boomed in PRC there are atleats 18 funded ones and in India till now atleats 8 ones this sector has boomed in last 5 years.

They are planning to launch 140 tonnes class vehicle by 2028, now you can understand why I say linear growth policies are hindrance for India. China here is competing head on with Starship.

 

[Moonlander]

Ya'll Nibbiars so you will source the fuel in house or from outside?.

Mostly outsourced, we can't afford to divert our focus for now.

 

[Haldilal]

They are planning to launch 140 tonnes class vehicle by 2028, now you can understand why I say linear growth policies are hindrance for India. China here is competing head on with Starship.

Ya'll Nibbiars they were had of us since ever they launched their Medium category launch vehicle as early as 1980s when we were still struggling with the ASLV. So it will take some time but we have definitely reduced the gap. The private sector has a solid base now and can reduced the time of development for a decade previsouly taken to few years.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars @Moonlander Nibba what your thought on the Vulcan smart reusability which is planned is it even viable?. They say engines make most of the launcher costs.

 

[Moonlander]

They are outsourcing engines to Blue origin, and ULA have a manufacturing facility capable of building 40 rockets per year. I think whole in house manufacturing is costing much less than what they are buying BE-4 engines for and probably that is the reason they thought to recover them. Other than this i don't think of any possible logic reason behind all this, but not sure how are they gonna achieve it, brings a different level of complexity to the system.

 

[Haldilal]

They are outsourcing engines to Blue origin, and UCLA have a manufacturing facility capable of building 40 rockets per year. I think whole in house manufacturing is costing much less than what they are buying BE-4 engines for and probably that is the reason they thought to recover them. Other than this i don't think of any possible logic reason behind all this, but not sure how are they gonna achieve it, brings a different level of complexity to the system.

Ya'll Nibbiars accounrding to some graphics they will catch the parachute with help of a helicopter.

 

[Moonlander]

I am not concerned about the helicopter catching thing, that can be done quiet easily. Rocket lab's electron is recovered via same technique. I am more concerned about heat shield on top of engines and parachutes in that heat shield thing.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars and the rockets labs simply drops the whole first stage in Ocean with help if parachute to slow down.

 

[Haldilal]

I am not concerned about the helicopter catching thing, that can be done quiet easily. Rocket lab's electron is recovered via same technique. I am more concerned about heat shield on top of engines and parachutes in that heat shield thing.

Ya'll Nibbiars so many chances of things going wrong here?.

 

[Moonlander]

Yes, chances are high

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars so you are planning nine engines in the first stags?.

 

[Moonlander]

Ya'll Nibbiars and the rockets labs simply drops the whole first stage in Ocean with help if parachute to slow down.

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I think they catched one with helicopter too, i heard Peter Beck telling that story and how cost effective it is on some podcast, probably on everyday astronaut's channel while discussing about neutron rocket.

 

[Moonlander]

Ya'll Nibbiars so you are planning nine engines in the first stags?.

Yup

 

[Haldilal]

Yup

Ya'll Nibbiars planning for a similar spacex recovery or something different?.