Quote from: K210 on 08/19/2013 03:18 amAny idea about pad abort test? Planned in Sept.
Any idea about pad abort test?
Thanks. Here's a colour corrected version (IrfanView -> Image -> Auto adjust colors).
4.35 pm: ISRO, Ministry of Defence sign MoU for India's manned moon mission.
Breaking news. ISRO and Ministry of Defense sign MoU for manned Moon mission. Possibly to train Vyomanauts.Quote4.35 pm: ISRO, Ministry of Defence sign MoU for India's manned moon mission.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-cm-designate-kejriwal-reacts-to-headlines-today-sting-operation/1/333120.htmlMore details awaited.
According to sources, the MoD has tasked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to identify the qualitative requirements for the crew. The Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services is to draw out the requirements.The process will include identifying five "most suitable" men for the mission
Quote from: vyoma on 12/27/2013 10:53 amBreaking news. ISRO and Ministry of Defense sign MoU for manned Moon mission. Possibly to train Vyomanauts.Quote4.35 pm: ISRO, Ministry of Defence sign MoU for India's manned moon mission.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-cm-designate-kejriwal-reacts-to-headlines-today-sting-operation/1/333120.htmlMore details awaited.Media sensationalism ?
Quote from: antriksh on 12/27/2013 11:29 amQuote from: vyoma on 12/27/2013 10:53 amBreaking news. ISRO and Ministry of Defense sign MoU for manned Moon mission. Possibly to train Vyomanauts.Quote4.35 pm: ISRO, Ministry of Defence sign MoU for India's manned moon mission.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-cm-designate-kejriwal-reacts-to-headlines-today-sting-operation/1/333120.htmlMore details awaited.Media sensationalism ?Could be I guess it's actually about identifying and training crew for manned mission (not manned Moon mission).
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been tasked to recruit crew for ISRO's "ambitious" Man to Moon Mission, Air Marshal A K Behl, Director General, Medical Services (Air) today said.MoD and ISRO have signed an MoU for the project. "We have collaborated with ISRO a couple of years ago," he said.The Director General for Armed Forces Services (DGAFS), who is looking after the project, is also also supposed to asses whether the crew can maintain the spacecraft well and come back safely."Man to Moon is an ambitious project started by the ISRO. Since the Indian Air Force has domain expertise in aviation and in other aspects related to space, we have collaborated with them. The Institute of Aviation Studies Bangalore is also involved in this project," Behl added.Rakesh Sharma, a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of the Inter-cosmos programme by the USSR was the first Indian to travel in space.PTI
Other outlets are picking it up:http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/mod-tasked-to-recruit-crew-for-isro-s-man-to-moon-mission_899887.htmlQuoteNew Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been tasked to recruit crew for ISRO's "ambitious" Man to Moon Mission, Air Marshal A K Behl, Director General, Medical Services (Air) today said.MoD and ISRO have signed an MoU for the project. "We have collaborated with ISRO a couple of years ago," he said.The Director General for Armed Forces Services (DGAFS), who is looking after the project, is also also supposed to asses whether the crew can maintain the spacecraft well and come back safely."Man to Moon is an ambitious project started by the ISRO. Since the Indian Air Force has domain expertise in aviation and in other aspects related to space, we have collaborated with them. The Institute of Aviation Studies Bangalore is also involved in this project," Behl added.Rakesh Sharma, a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of the Inter-cosmos programme by the USSR was the first Indian to travel in space.PTIThey're using the particular phrase "Man to Moon" mission. I assume it's just a feasibility study.
Thanks for that slide antriksh. Do you know what the Lunar mode is going to be? 20 t in LLO is not enough for both a lander and a capsule, unless perhaps they plan on using a cryogenic stage for staged Lunar descent.