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#620
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A.K.
on 17 Nov, 2020 19:27
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#621
by
otter
on 19 Nov, 2020 03:49
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#622
by
sanman
on 25 Nov, 2020 00:22
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/astronauts-to-enter-last-leg-of-russia-training/articleshow/79394517.cmsAstronauts to enter last leg of Russia training
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Dmitry Loskutov, director general, Glavkosmos, told TOI on Monday, "By the end of November, they should pass tests in the GCTC centrifuge and hyperbaric chamber module. The Indian astronauts are ongoing as scheduled and are set to be completed by the end of the first quarter 2021."
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What's the hyperbaric chamber for? I thought that in spaceflight you mainly have to worry about depressurization, not overpressurization.
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#623
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Steven Pietrobon
on 25 Nov, 2020 09:47
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What's the hyperbaric chamber for? I thought that in spaceflight you mainly have to worry about depressurization, not overpressurization.
Could be for in preparation for underwater training.
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#624
by
otter
on 25 Nov, 2020 11:37
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Maybe a mistake of the article author, I think it's about hypobaric chamber, not hyperbaric.
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#625
by
sanman
on 07 Dec, 2020 14:40
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India’s Human Space Flight Mission ‘Gaganyaan’ to Be Delayed by A Year Due to COVID-19
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gaganyaan-likely-to-be-delayed-by-a-year-due-to-covid-19/story-j5Sck2x4170F4dq7Nx0eYM.htmlThe pandemic has also delayed other big-ticket missions that ISRO had planned for the year, including India’s first solar mission – Aditya L1 – scheduled for mid-2020
INDIA Updated: Dec 07, 2020, 14:07 IST
India’s first human space flight mission, Gaganyaan, is likely to be delayed by a year owing to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. “That (Ganganyaan mission) will be delayed because of Covid,” ISRO chairperson K Sivan told PTI.
“We are targeting for some time next year-end or the subsequent year,” he said on being asked about the two uncrewed missions before an astronaut is sent to space. The first of these was scheduled for December 2020, the second for June 2021, before the first manned mission on December 2021 ahead of the Prime Minister’s deadline. In his Independence Day address of 2018, the PM had said that an Indian astronaut will be sent to space before the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence in 2022.
The pandemic has also delayed other big-ticket missions that ISRO had planned for the year, including India’s first solar mission – Aditya L1 – scheduled for mid-2020.
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#626
by
otter
on 17 Feb, 2021 09:23
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gaganyaan-manned-mission-not-before-2023-minister/articleshow/81013233.cmsThe Gaganyaan manned mission, hit by the pandemic-triggered restrictions, has been further delayed and India’s maiden human spaceflight launch is not likely before 2023.
“First unmanned mission is planned in December 2021. Second unmanned flight is planned in 2022-23, followed by human spaceflight demonstration,” Union minister of state for space Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha in a written reply recently. Isro chairman K Sivan told TOI that a “human-rated GSLV MkIII rocket with a modified top portion involving provision for a crew module and a crew escape system is being readied for the first unmanned mission in December and a humanoid to be sent on it will be ready by October”.
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#627
by
K210
on 17 Feb, 2021 11:49
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Looks like reality has finally set in since original August 2022 launch date is no longer being mentioned. I have said it before many times on this forum but i always believed it was a unfeasible deadline to begin with.
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#628
by
ddspaceman
on 22 Feb, 2021 01:50
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#629
by
K210
on 22 Feb, 2021 02:42
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^^ must have seen that very same powerpoint slide now at least a 100 times
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#630
by
K210
on 22 Feb, 2021 06:07
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We should be seeing a second pad abort test (first one over performed) and a inflight abort test within the next 12 months (before first unmanned test flight) if they are serious about the revised 2023 deadline
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#631
by
chetan_chpd
on 11 Mar, 2021 12:28
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#632
by
SMS
on 23 Mar, 2021 12:06
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http://en.roscosmos.ru/21995/Dmitry Rogozin met with Indian cosmonaut candidates
March 23, 2021, 07:36 GMT
On March 22, 2021, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin met with Indian cosmonaut candidates who successfully completed general space training in Russia. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, Mr. D.B. Venkatesh Varma and representatives of Roscosmos subsidiaries, who participated in the training of Indian cosmonaut candidates.
The Ambassador of the Republic of India thanked Dmitry Rogozin for supporting the training program for Indian cosmonauts. The contract to train Indian space flight candidates was signed on June 27, 2019 by the Glavkosmos company (part of Roscosmos) and the Human Space Flight Centre under Indian Space Research Organisation. On February 10, 2020, the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center began the planned training of Indian cosmonaut candidates.
All the preparation and training took place in Russia and included a number of elements necessary for future cosmonauts, such as medical and physical training, studying the Russian language, studying the design, layout and systems of the Soyuz crewed spacecraft.
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#633
by
sanman
on 23 Mar, 2021 21:23
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Four Indian Cosmonauts Complete Training in Russia for Gaganyaan Mission
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-indian-cosmonauts-complete-training-in-russia-for-gaganyaan-mission/articleshow/81650350.cmsThe Rs 10,000-crore Gaganyaan project is expected to be launched in 2022
MOSCOW: The four cosmonauts shortlisted for Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission, have completed their training in Russia, according to an official Russian statement here on Tuesday.
The Rs 10,000-crore ambitious project is expected to be launched in 2022, the year of the 75th anniversary of India's Independence.
The four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are likely to be potential candidates for the Gaganyaan project.
Dmitry Rogozin, general director of the State Corporation Roscosmos, on Thursday held a meeting with Indian cosmonaut candidates who successfully completed general space training, the agency said in a statement.
The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador of India to Russia, D B Venkatesh Varma and representatives of subsidiaries of the State Corporation Roscosmos, who took part in the training of Indian candidates for astronauts.
The contract for the training of Indian candidates for space flight between the Glavkosmos company (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) and the Manned Space Flight Center of the Indian Space Research Organisation was signed on June 27, 2019.
Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yuri Gagarin on February 10, 2020 began the planned training of Indian cosmonaut candidates.
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#634
by
input~2
on 03 Jun, 2021 12:50
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#635
by
input~2
on 17 Jun, 2021 11:05
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#636
by
chetan_chpd
on 22 Jun, 2021 13:25
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no female astronauts in Indian "manned" spaceflight; at least for now (group of 4 IAF test pilots) (confirmed by Dr. Sivan below)
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#637
by
whiztech
on 14 Jul, 2021 14:25
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https://www.isro.gov.in/update/14-jul-2021/third-successful-vikas-engine-long-duration-hot-test-gaganyaan-programThird Successful Vikas Engine Long Duration Hot Test for Gaganyaan Program
On July 14, 2021, ISRO has successfully conducted the third long duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas Engine for the core L110 liquid stage of the human rated GSLV MkIII vehicle, as part of the engine qualification requirements for the Gaganyaan Programme.
The engine was fired for a duration of 240 seconds at the engine test facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. The performance of the engine met the test objectives and the engine parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test.
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#638
by
whiztech
on 23 Jul, 2021 11:48
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/gaganyaan-1st-uncrewed-mission-unlikely-before-june-2022-no-life-support-systems-testing/articleshow/84655380.cmsGaganyaan 1st uncrewed mission unlikely before June 2022; no life support systems testing
The first uncrewed mission part of the Gaganyaan programme, which ISRO was hoping to launch by December this year, has been postponed to next year. In fact, it is unlikely to be launched before June 2022.
Scientists associated with the programme said while there has been progress made on the human rating of systems, especially the launch vehicle, there’s still a lot of work pending. “...Which is why we are looking at the second half of 2022 for the first uncrewed mission. It could even be August,” one of them said.
ISRO chairman K Sivan told TOI: “It’s now impossible to carry out the first uncrewed mission this year as we’ve lost a lot of time because of lockdowns and work is only picking up now. It’ll happen only next year around June.”
This change is likely to impact the overall timeline of the programme, which initially hoped to send Indian astronauts to space by 2022.
No Life Support System
Multiple scientists said that the first uncrewed mission may see the orbital module stay in orbit for multiple days — could even be as long as a week — but that not all systems that will eventually be part of the human spaceflight will be part of this mission.
Sivan said: “It’s likely to stay in orbit for a ‘long time’ as we’ll test all systems for extremes. But we’re yet to decide for how long we’ll keep it there.”
He, however, confirmed that this mission won’t be testing the crucial environment and life support systems. “...As far as life support systems go, it is more important to conduct extensive ground tests than to do an actual flight test — which is also critical — and we will, therefore, be testing those on the ground first and use it as part of the second uncrewed mission,” Sivan said.
The development of these systems will be the most challenging part of human spaceflight, and Sivan said Isro is doing it indigenously. However, sources said ISRO could be getting help indirectly from other space agencies.
Flight Performance & Vyomitra
“The first mission is mainly for flight performance systems. The human-rated launch vehicle will be demonstrated. After injecting the module into orbit, we need to test the worldwide tracking networks. And, we need to test the return flight. Here we’ll look at both the thermal protection and other systems of the module during its return, and also the recovery response after it lands back,” Sivan said.
ISRO will also be testing both the audio and video links through the launch and the orbiting of the module. Vyomitra, the half-humanoid designed by ISRO, is also likely to make it in the first mission.
“...We are aiming to send Vyomitra, but the crew module won’t be pressurised (like it would be with astronauts) so not all aspects of human activity will be mimicked by the robot in the first mission,” Sivan added.
Although ISRO has shortlisted some experiments, what may eventually make it as part of the first mission is yet to be decided.
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#639
by
Stan Black
on 31 Jul, 2021 07:38
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