This http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11677 is contrary to earlier information.
India to join International Space StationPublished On: July 9, 2011 | Duration: 1 min, 25 secThe ISRO has said that India has finally been invited to partner in the gigantic global effort - the International Space Station (ISS). In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Pallava Bagla, ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan confirmed that India would initially be contributing instruments but, as of now, there were no plans to send Indians to the space station. India will be the sixth nation to join this 100 billion dollar effort.
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/india-to-join-international-space-station/204738Quote[size=18]India to join International Space Station[/size]Published On: July 9, 2011 | Duration: 1 min, 25 secThe ISRO has said that India has finally been invited to partner in the gigantic global effort - the International Space Station (ISS). In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Pallava Bagla, ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan confirmed that India would initially be contributing instruments but, as of now, there were no plans to send Indians to the space station. India will be the sixth nation to join this 100 billion dollar effort.
[size=18]India to join International Space Station[/size]Published On: July 9, 2011 | Duration: 1 min, 25 secThe ISRO has said that India has finally been invited to partner in the gigantic global effort - the International Space Station (ISS). In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Pallava Bagla, ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan confirmed that India would initially be contributing instruments but, as of now, there were no plans to send Indians to the space station. India will be the sixth nation to join this 100 billion dollar effort.
This is good news. It finalized, it would allow Indian crew to visit the ISS regardless of the LV country of origin.
ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan confirmed that India would initially be contributing instruments but, as of now, there were no plans to send Indians to the space station.
Even if India becomes a partner, it's not clear what they could barter that would warrant a long duration crew slot.
If the Indians pay
Does anyone know if any of the PowerPoint presentations which have extracts posted here are around online somewhere, please?
India's plans to send a human into outer space could not take off as budgeted funds remained unutilised due the failure of Department of Space (DoS) to secure necessary approvals for the ambitious project. The Comptroller and Auditor General, in its report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, also pointed out "unrealistic budgeting" by the Department of Space (DoS) as one of the reasons for the human spaceflight programme failing to get off ground. "Due to unrealistic budgeting in the Department, a programme viz "Manned Mission Initiatives/Human Space Flight Programme" could not take off as the major portion of the budget allocation remained unutilised due to non-approval of the scheme," it said. The CAG also said that the DoS had obtained budget provisions of Rs 20 crore and Rs 210 crore for the programme which was not approved by the competent authority in 2009-10.
Spaceflight stuck due to budget: CAGhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Spaceflight-stuck-due-to-budget-CAG/articleshow/12860797.cmsQuoteIndia's plans to send a human into outer space could not take off as budgeted funds remained unutilised due the failure of Department of Space (DoS) to secure necessary approvals for the ambitious project. The Comptroller and Auditor General, in its report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, also pointed out "unrealistic budgeting" by the Department of Space (DoS) as one of the reasons for the human spaceflight programme failing to get off ground. "Due to unrealistic budgeting in the Department, a programme viz "Manned Mission Initiatives/Human Space Flight Programme" could not take off as the major portion of the budget allocation remained unutilised due to non-approval of the scheme," it said. The CAG also said that the DoS had obtained budget provisions of Rs 20 crore and Rs 210 crore for the programme which was not approved by the competent authority in 2009-10.