Author Topic: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020  (Read 14414 times)

Offline jacqmans

  • Moderator
  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 21704
  • Houten, The Netherlands
  • Liked: 8555
  • Likes Given: 320
RE: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #20 on: 11/07/2006 06:07 pm »
(ISRO Press Release)

Scientists Discuss Indian Manned Space Mission


November 7, 2006  
 
 A meeting to discuss the issues related to Indian Manned Space Mission was organized by ISRO at its Headquarters in Antariksh Bhavan, Bangalore, today (November 7, 2006). About 80 senior scientists from across the country participated in the meeting.

Dr B N Suresh, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) presented to the gathering of scientists, the studies carried out by ISRO in the last four years to examine the technological challenges of a manned space mission and the Indian capability to undertake such a mission. Mr Madan Lal, Deputy Director, VSSC, made a detailed presentation on the various aspects of the mission.

The concept for the manned space mission include the development of an autonomous Orbital Vehicle which could be launched by India’s Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-Mk II, or GSLV-Mk III. The study highlighted that ISRO has maturity in many technologies required for manned space mission. However, new developments are required in life support systems, improved reliability and safety, crew escape system, etc. While some of the facilities required are available in the country and could be used with augmentation, a few have to be established afresh. The preliminary estimated cost for the Manned Space Mission is Rs.10,000 crore spread over a period of 8 years.

The gathering of scientists attending the meeting today was highly appreciative of the study conducted by ISRO and unanimous in suggesting that the time is appropriate for India to undertake a manned mission. They had lengthy discussions on various technical aspects. They stressed the need for reliability and safety aspects of the mission and suggested many issues to be studied further.

Among those who attended the meeting today were Prof U R Rao, Prof Yash Pal, Prof R Narasimha, Dr R M Vasagam, Shri N Pant, Dr P S Goel, Wg Cmdr Rakesh Sharma, Dr N Balakrishnan, Dr A R Upadhya, Dr T S Prahlad, Dr S Vasantha, Prof G N V Rao, Prof V Radhakrishnan, Mr A K Saxena, K V S S Prasad, Mr Avinash Chander, AVM D C Kumaria, Lt Gen Vijan, Dr Pankaj Tyagi besides Mr G Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO, directors and senior scientists of ISRO Centres.
 
Jacques :-)

Offline meiza

  • Expert
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3067
  • Where Be Dragons
  • Liked: 5
  • Likes Given: 3
Re: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #21 on: 11/07/2006 07:55 pm »
Let's not declare a race before the government approves the money.

Offline hektor

  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2701
  • Liked: 1192
  • Likes Given: 54
Re: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #22 on: 11/10/2006 01:11 pm »
French weekly Air & Cosmos says this week that the Indian capsule will be a two-seater. I wonder where they got that from.

I thought so far that it would be another adapted Soyuz design, now who knows?

Offline josh_simonson

  • Veteran
  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 504
  • Liked: 2
  • Likes Given: 0
Re: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #23 on: 11/10/2006 06:33 pm »

The article I read said that the manned/lunar effort would see a tripling of ISRO's budget.  That's a major infusion of cash.

 

It'll take more than the GSLV3 to get them to the moon, 10-20 10t launches is unreasonable.  They need a 20-30t launcher minimum.  With 3x the budget though, the GSLV4 could begin development.  Perhaps they could buy RD-171s or RD-180s and develop their own atlas/angara CBC. 


Offline hektor

  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2701
  • Liked: 1192
  • Likes Given: 54
Re: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #24 on: 11/10/2006 07:48 pm »
Tripling is far too low for a Moon mission. They will be able to do the human craft, but I think that a human mission to the Moon requires far more money than that.

Offline hop

  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3352
  • Liked: 553
  • Likes Given: 891
Re: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #25 on: 11/11/2006 12:38 am »
Quote
hektor - 10/11/2006  5:54 AM

French weekly Air & Cosmos says this week that the Indian capsule will be a two-seater. I wonder where they got that from.
Space.com says that too: http://www.space.com/news/061110_india_mannedspace.html
The same article reports the projected cost is $ 2.5 billion to $3 billion per year, rather than over the life of the program as the Hindustan Times article implied, and that a test reentry vehicle has been built and will be flown in January '07.


Offline subzero788

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 134
  • Liked: 28
  • Likes Given: 108
Re: Plan to put Indian on moon in 2020
« Reply #26 on: 11/11/2006 12:27 pm »
Quote
Space.com - 11/11/2006

"While ISRO is just now revealing its plans, it has been quietly preparing for manned space missions ever since China put an astronaut in space in 2003. It has redesigned an existing satellite launcher – the GSLV — to carry a crew of two and has already built a space recovery capsule, said B.N. Suresh, director of the ISRO centre in Trivandrum..."


Looks like the IRSO has been planning this for a while. Does this mean that the GSLV III will be man rated?

Tags:
 

Advertisement NovaTech
Advertisement Northrop Grumman
Advertisement
Advertisement Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island
Advertisement Brady Kenniston
Advertisement NextSpaceflight
Advertisement Nathan Barker Photography
1