I wonder why ISRO hasn't thought of contributing to the ISS program? It would have let them got a taste of human spaceflight experience before they go something bigger.....
hazy ISRO OV from a presentation slide I found on the net. Guessing from the letters on the vehicle, It might be called MANAV (MANned Aerospace Vehicle) which is a Sanskrit word meaning Human being in English.
Here ya go - ran that MANAV image through a sharpener to reduce the blur.This is the first time I've heard of this concept design. Any more details on it? What crew size would it accommodate? Why is that cylindrical section so long - what's in there?
Hmm..... looks like the Indian manned spacecraft is currently ahead of many of the American spacecrafts under design.
QuoteHmm..... looks like the Indian manned spacecraft is currently ahead of many of the American spacecrafts under design. Hrm? In reference to what? India has quite a ways to go before any such statements are worth while, thought I do wish them the best.
Quote from: Khadgars on 01/02/2013 12:51 amQuoteHmm..... looks like the Indian manned spacecraft is currently ahead of many of the American spacecrafts under design. Hrm? In reference to what? India has quite a ways to go before any such statements are worth while, thought I do wish them the best.Oops..... it was meant to be a satire remark on how those Indian newspapers and even some people at ISRO speak of flying human in orbit and beyond as if they are already ready to go, when in fact such a decision hasn't been made yet and it won't reach its goal in at least this decade.....apparently it didn't work.
thanks for the upload, but what is the source of your information?
Is there any plan for a sub-orbital flight ?