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#620
by
Ohsin
on 18 Dec, 2014 15:36
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I was thinking about ARD too but didn't it reentered at ~7.5 km/s ? Also any close up shots of ARD from sides?
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#621
by
Prober
on 18 Dec, 2014 16:28
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That's a huge win for India.
Even Mr. Hale's praising them!
Wayne Hale @waynehale 7m7 minutes ago
Triumph for Indian space program-good test for upcoming manned flight. they may beat the US in building indigenous new human spacecraft!
He is right.......NASA is pure pork, fat and lazy. India is lean, and mean something NASA needs to obtain again.
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#622
by
abhishek
on 18 Dec, 2014 18:05
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He is right.......NASA is pure pork, fat and lazy. India is lean, and mean something NASA needs to obtain again.
But you have SpaceX and Elon Musk
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#623
by
Lars-J
on 18 Dec, 2014 18:53
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Great job India!
Congratulations!
After seeing the capsule in the water, the design looks like an interesting hybrid between an Orion/Apollo shape and a Dragon shape. The parachute placement of Orion, but the sidewall angle of Dragon.
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#624
by
TrevorMonty
on 18 Dec, 2014 23:41
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Going forward plan for the GSLV is to use CE20 (200kn) engine upper stage. This engine is due to hit test stand next year, as for flight ready??.
They are also developing a kerosene 2000kn engine (RD181 size), this is still a few years away. I think plan is to use it to power 1st stage of a TSTO LV, (CE20 2nd stage?) should be in Atlas V class if 2 engines are used. This engine may also power a reusable flyback booster.
Besides helping Indian's exploration plans there is also a lucrative commercial GEO sat market for this launcher.
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#625
by
Bubbinski
on 19 Dec, 2014 00:52
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Congratulations India! Good work on successfully testing a new rocket & crew capsule.
Is the capsule the actual command module design of the craft that will take Indian astronauts into space, like the Orion CM on EFT-1 was the "real deal" but without its service module? Or is this more like the European ARD demonstrator?
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#626
by
edkyle99
on 19 Dec, 2014 03:30
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... launch pics from ISRO
If I'm not seeing things, there is something that disturbs me about these ISRO launch images. Two of them show the letters "GSLV MkIII" on the side of the upper propellant tank of the L110 second (core) stage. One of them does not. The letters were NOT visible on live video and were NOT visible in any pre-launch images.
Now why would ISRO feel compelled to
alter its press release images? It leaves me wondering what else was changed.
I believe that press release images should be provided using the same practices that news media follows.
http://www.ap.org/company/news-values ("We do not alter or digitally manipulate the content of a photograph in any way.")
- Ed Kyle
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#627
by
Ohsin
on 19 Dec, 2014 03:49
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... launch pics from ISRO
If I'm not seeing things, there is something that disturbs me about these ISRO launch images. Two of them show the letters "GSLV MkIII" on the side of the upper propellant tank of the L110 second (core) stage. One of them does not. The letters were NOT visible on live video and were NOT visible in any pre-launch images.
Now why would ISRO feel compelled to alter its press release images? It leaves me wondering what else was changed.
- Ed Kyle
Paint fell off.
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#628
by
edkyle99
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:18
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Paint fell off.
I'll need to see some better photos to believe that explanation. Perhaps there is some fall-away insulation, for example, but it isn't apparent in the video.
- Ed Kyle
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#629
by
vineethgk
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:21
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Sharp eyes Ed.. I didn't notice that..
Maybe they did a last minute shoddy paint job (or sticker?) on the core that washed off during the rain. The night photo of the rocket published earlier seem to show the rocket all wet and does not have this marking. And they photoshopped 'GSLV Mk III' instead of 'LVM3-X' in Hindi as was the original.
I do hope they haven't photoshopped the capsule pics after splashdown to 'beautify' it and remove any burn marks..
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#630
by
Ohsin
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:41
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Paint fell off.
I'll need to see some better photos to believe that explanation. Perhaps there is some fall-away insulation, for example, but it isn't apparent in the video.
- Ed Kyle
They really just changed the name haphazardly I think. Covered 'GSLV MKIII' and painted 'एलवीएम3.X' then repainted it over it for some reason..
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#631
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:47
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Launch replay in correct aspect ratio.
First rate cleanup mate Made an enjoyable launch that much better.
Thanks, but in case there is any confusion, that is not my video.
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#632
by
chota
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:49
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I think they wrap some insulation around points where there are umbilical cords that feed the fuel.
They are blown away when the vehicle takes off
Shown below are the debris from a PSLV launch.
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#633
by
chota
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:53
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Meanwhile CARE with the color dye
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#634
by
antriksh
on 19 Dec, 2014 04:57
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If I'm not seeing things, there is something that disturbs me about these ISRO launch images. Two of them show the letters "GSLV MkIII" on the side of the upper propellant tank of the L110 second (core) stage. One of them does not. The letters were NOT visible on live video and were NOT visible in any pre-launch images.
Now why would ISRO feel compelled to alter its press release images? It leaves me wondering what else was changed.
I believe that press release images should be provided using the same practices that news media follows. http://www.ap.org/company/news-values
("We do not alter or digitally manipulate the content of a photograph in any way.")
- Ed Kyle
it was covered by insulation that fell off during ascent. we see falling insulation in the video starting 1:49
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#635
by
antriksh
on 19 Dec, 2014 05:01
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I am hoping for the launch of SRE-2 or ATV d2
What about RLV TD ?
dont see it happening next yr.
but i would love to be wrong
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#636
by
antriksh
on 19 Dec, 2014 05:11
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Congratulations India! Good work on successfully testing a new rocket & crew capsule.
Is the capsule the actual command module design of the craft that will take Indian astronauts into space, like the Orion CM on EFT-1 was the "real deal" but without its service module? Or is this more like the European ARD demonstrator?
the capsule design is final as stated by ISRO.
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#637
by
vineethgk
on 19 Dec, 2014 05:25
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it was covered by insulation that fell off during ascent. we see falling insulation in the video starting 1:49
I am a bit confused here. You meant to say the writing 'LVM3-X' (Hindi, at the top of the core stage) was covered by insulation after it reached launch pad, and 'GSLV MKIII' (English, at the center of the core stage) was photoshopped in the launch images instead?
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#638
by
Ohsin
on 19 Dec, 2014 05:56
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it was covered by insulation that fell off during ascent. we see falling insulation in the video starting 1:49
I am a bit confused here. You meant to say the writing 'LVM3-X' (Hindi, at the top of the core stage) was covered by insulation after it reached launch pad, and 'GSLV MKIII' (English, at the center of the core stage) was photoshopped in the launch images instead?
No 'GSLV MKIII' was covered in insulation and 'एलवीएम3.X'(LVM3.X) was removed or painted over. During launch insulation fell off rocket pretty much made it clear it is all tired of this name changing business and revealed its true identity.
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#639
by
edkyle99
on 19 Dec, 2014 06:01
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it was covered by insulation that fell off during ascent. we see falling insulation in the video starting 1:49
I am a bit confused here. You meant to say the writing 'LVM3-X' (Hindi, at the top of the core stage) was covered by insulation after it reached launch pad, and 'GSLV MKIII' (English, at the center of the core stage) was photoshopped in the launch images instead?
No 'GSLV MKIII' was covered in insulation and 'एलवीएम3.X'(LVM3.X) was removed or painted over. During launch insulation fell off rocket pretty much made it clear it is all tired of this name changing business and revealed its true identity.
Your explanation makes sense, but I'll still need to see better images than we have so far to confirm, in my mind.
- Ed Kyle
Congratulations!
but i would love to be wrong