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  • India Ready to Launch Its First Atmanirbhar Human Space Flight Gaganyaan by 2024

    India Ready to Launch Its First Atmanirbhar Human Space Flight Gaganyaan by 2024

    New Delhi, January 1: Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to launch India’s first Atmanirbhar human flight “Gaganyaan” by the year 2024.

    The minister said that India is constantly making new achievements in the field of science and technology. Science is touching new heights under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which is why India’s first self-sufficient Gaganyaan will enter space in 2024.

    Giving information about the achievements being made by the government in the field of science and technology, Jitendra Singh said “The idea of taking forward the ‘Gaganyaan’ program was in 2022 itself but due to Covid-19 it was delayed. In the next year (2024), there will be two preliminary launchings, the first launch will be unmanned, this experiment will be done to mark the routes because if the ‘Gaganyaan’ rocket goes into space then it should also return safely to the same way.” India To Launch Maiden Human Space-Flight Mission ‘Gaganyaan’ in 2024.

    “In the other experiment also there will be no human, instead a robot will be there as a human replica. When both the experiments assure that we are completely ready, then in the third one we will send humans into space,” the minister added.

    Jitendra said that ‘Gaganyaan’ would be India’s first human flight and it will also be an excellent symbol of self-reliance as it will increase the confidence of the nation. He also said that Indian origin Rakesh Sharma went to space, but he went under a Soviet mission of space, so this mission will mark Indian origin in space.

    “This will be a historic initiative in itself because our space journey started very late compared to America and Russia but today the same country is doing our research with our knowledge and taking lessons and moving forward,” the minister said.

    Jitendra Singh said, “The way PM Modi has given respect to science in the last 8 years, this has motivated the Indian scientists and has given a respectable place to them. Rules have been simplified, for example, space has been opened for private public participation, today the result is that private rockets are being launched from there and as soon as this year ends, you will get a wonderful kind of enthusiasm across the country.” Gaganyaan Mission: Indian Origin Humans Prepared To Travel to Space by Next Year.

    “While we will be fully prepared to launch “Gaganyaan” which will be the first human flight which will work to take an Astronaut of Indian origin to space of Indian origin, it will be the first mission of this type and hence also a pride for us. It will be a matter of confidence that this work of increasing our self-esteem will work because even though our space journey started late in comparison to America or Russia, today we are in a position where our research findings are similar to those of America and Russia. Countries work to advance their research by making it available,” he added.

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  • ISRO successfully conducts hot test of its Vikas engine for Gaganyaan- Technology News

    ISRO successfully conducts hot test of its Vikas engine for Gaganyaan- Technology News

    tech2 News StaffJul 16, 2021 19:32:24 IST

    The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan programme, the country’s first manned mission to space.

    The test was done for the core L110 liquid stage of the human-rated GSLV MkIII vehicle, as part of the engine qualification requirements for the Gaganyaan programme, the space agency said in a statement.

    On July 14, 2021, ISRO has successfully conducted the third long duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas Engine for the core L110 liquid stage of the human rated GSLV MkIII vehicle, as part of the engine qualification requirements for the Gaganyaan Programme. Image credit: ISRO

    The engine was fired for 240 seconds at the test facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, said the statement.

    The performance of the engine met the test objectives and the engine parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test, it said.

    The objective of the Gaganyaan programme is to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit onboard an Indian launch vehicle and bring them back to earth.

    Union Minister of State of Space, Jitendra Singh said in February this year that the first unmanned mission is planned in December 2021 and the second unmanned one in 2022-23 followed by the human spaceflight demonstration.

    Four Indian astronaut candidates have already undergone generic space flight training in Russia as part of the Gaganyaan Programme.

    ISRO’s heavy-lift launcher GSLV Mk III has been identified for the mission

    A formal announcement of the Gaganyaan programme was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address on 15 August 2018.

    The initial target was to launch human spaceflight before the 75th anniversary of India’s independence on 15 August 2022.

    ISRO is also taking the help of French, Russian and US space agencies in some of the crucial activities and supply of components, sources said.

    After ISRO tweeted its success in testing its Vikar engines, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded by congratulating the Indian space agency. Musk just wrote one word —”Congratulations!” with India’s flag emoticon.

    This is not the first time that Musk has tweeted out to ISRO. In 2017, after ISRO launched 104 satellites on a single rocket, a Twitter user tweeted at Musk asking him about his thoughts on this achievement. He said he was very impressed by the record-breaking feat. and called it an “awesome achievement”

    With input from agencies

  • Elon Musk Congratulates ISRO for Successfully Testing Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan Mission

    Elon Musk Congratulates ISRO for Successfully Testing Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan Mission

    Elon Musk Reacts On ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission:

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  • Gaganyaan: India’s First Human Rated Test Flight GSLV Mk III to Space Not in 2021 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

    Gaganyaan: India’s First Human Rated Test Flight GSLV Mk III to Space Not in 2021 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

    Chennai, July 1: The first test flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III (GSLV Mk III) that will carry the Indian astronauts to the space later will not happen this year owing to Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, said a top official of Indian space agency. He also said most of the design and documentation activities have been completed for the rocket.

    “Owing to the spread of coronavirus infection and the lockdowns across the countries, vendors are working at a lower capacity or closed which in turn has impacted the supply of components. Even our officials are working from home due to the lockdown,” K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space told IANS.

    Pointing out ISRO opening the year 2021 with the successful launch of Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites he said the spread of Covid-19 and lockdowns curtailed the operations. Life Could Exist in Clouds of Jupiter, Not Venus: Research.

    The first human rated unmanned GSLV-Mk III, first of the two test flights, was scheduled to fly by the end of 2021. Taking the flight results another unmanned rocket would fly while the third rocket will carry the Indian astronauts.

    “Major design and documentation activities for the Ganganyaan project have been completed,” Sivan added. An ISRO official had earlier told IANS that the crew module is under development and orders for 80 per cent of the hardware have been placed.

    According to the official, the static tests of the rocket’s solid fuel motor are slated this September and liquid fuel engines will also be tested. Meanwhile the four Indian astronauts returned to India this March after completing their training in Russia and will undergo different space mission specific training in the country. Sivan also said ISRO is waiting to launch India’s first Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) to be placed in geostationary orbit.

    Queried about launching the satellite using a foreign rockets like Ariane of Arianespace as there is an opportunity cost involved with a fully built satellite on the ground Sivan said: “Only China and the US are launching rockets. Others are not. Anyway we have our own rocket to launch.” He said once the Covid-19 spread comes down, the satellite will be launched. The satellite and the rocket (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle – F10 (GSLV-F10) is ready at the rocket launch centre in Sriharikota.

    The GISAT-1 will be the country’s first sky eye or earth observation satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit. Originally the GISAT-1 was slated for launch on March 5, 2020, but hours before the launch ISRO announced postponement of the mission owing to some technical glitch. Black Carbon Could Lead to Premature Mortality, Says Study.

    Soon after the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown delayed the mission. The rocket had to be dismantled and cleaned up. Subsequently, the GISAT-1 launch was slated for March 2021 but due to problems in the satellite’s battery side, the flight got delayed and the battery was replaced.

    The Indian space agency had earlier said the 2,268 kg GISAT-1 would provide a real time image of a large area of region of interest at frequent intervals. It will also enable quick monitoring of natural disasters, episodic events and any short-term events.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 01, 2021 12:06 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Gaganyaan: Astronauts Set To Finish Training in Russia This Month, Says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

    Gaganyaan: Astronauts Set To Finish Training in Russia This Month, Says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

    New Delhi, March 18: The training of four astronauts in Russia for India’s first human space flight will complete this month and the second phase of training, which will be module specific, is scheduled to take place in the country, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.

    India’s first human space flight, ‘Gaganyaan’, will be preceded by an unmanned flight by 2021, followed by another flight carrying “Vyom Mitra”. “Four astronauts are being trained for India’s first human space flight. Their one-year training in Russia is completing this month, with some delay on account of the COVID pandemic,” Singh told PTI. Gaganyaan Is Just the Beginning! India Plans To Have Sustained Human Presence in Space.

    “The second phase of training, which will be module specific, is scheduled to take place in India,” the minister said. The ‘Gaganyan’ flight, estimated to be around Rs 9,023 crore, is scheduled sometime before or on the eve of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. India’s heaviest launch vehicle, ‘Bahubali’ GSLV Mark-III, will the carry astronauts to space.

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