indian Manned Spaceflight Delayed

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Reality Check for Indian Astronauts

The shoddy performance record of GSLV has not been suitably resolved by ISRO, India's space agency. GSLV could possibly evolve into a reliable launch system, but it will take a long time to do this


India's decision to stretch out its plans for an indigenous astronaut launch to 2020 or beyond will probably disappoint some. It's a long way in the future, but the decision is an unavoidable reality check for India's space program.

India has been dabbling in the development of an indigenous space capsule for years, and proposed launching such a spacecraft atop its powerful Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), currently the most powerful operational rocket in India.

The first launch was mooted for 2016 or soon afterwards.

The concept looked good on paper, but it overlooked a major problem. Put bluntly, the GSLV is unreliable as a satellite launcher, and is totally unsuitable for launching astronauts.

The shoddy performance record of GSLV has not been suitably resolved by ISRO, India's space agency. GSLV could possibly evolve into a reliable launch system, but it will take a long time to do this.

It will require more flights and evaluations. It will require an unbroken record of several successful launches. Until India can do this, GSLV should not be considered for astronaut launches.

India has also seemed unsure of its plans for co-operating with other nations. It is known that India had been exploring capsule development plans with a major US aerospace corporation.

In a previous article, this writer proposed that India should consider using a foreign launch vehicle with an Indian space capsule, as a means of avoiding the GSLV.

Recent government statements rule this out. India's astronaut launch system will be purely Indian. This will have its benefits, but it will also increase the complexity of the project.

Developing a crew capsule and a reliable rocket to launch it will take time. Giving the project another decade sounds realistic, assuming that the Indian government does not want to pump huge sums of money for a fast-track program.

Previously, the overall tone of discussions on India's astronaut program suggested disorganisation and uncertainty over its direction. It seemed to be more of a panicked reaction to China's success in human spaceflight than a carefully orchestrated project.

This new policy is merely a seed, and has yet to fully develop. But it's a move in the right direction. It remains to be seen if a realistic program can be designed and sustained in the decade to follow.



Reality Check for Indian Astronauts

change "indian" to "Indian"

 

[Shaurya]

change "indian" to "Indian"

first of all this article is written without any comments from any sources in ISRO, so thats the first point to kick this article out as BS. Second, it looks more of a opinion based article than anything else. Even I can write such articles and write 2050, doesnt really mean its true. Third, the claim of the write (some aussie space analyst) that GSLV wont work is out right foolish. The main reason for the failures of GSLV was because of faulty connectors not design fault. So, basically this article is BS and cannot be counted as an official announcement of any kind as neither ISRO made any such claims nor the Indian govt said anything about that... Cryogenic technology is being made from scratch, thanks to our dear friend US , unlike china's space mission where russian engines were used..

 

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first of all this article is written without any comments from any sources in ISRO, so thats the first point to kick this article out as BS. Second, it looks more of a opinion based article than anything else. Even I can write such articles and write 2050, doesnt really mean its true. Third, the claim of the write (some aussie space analyst) that GSLV wont work is out right foolish. The main reason for the failures of GSLV was because of faulty connectors not design fault. So, basically this article is BS and cannot be counted as an official announcement of any kind as neither ISRO made any such claims nor the Indian govt said anything about that... Cryogenic technology is being made from scratch, thanks to our dear friend US , unlike china's space mission where russian engines were used..

NEW DELHI: Joining the project for country's first indigenous manned mission to space, Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and is now planning to set up facilities for selecting the crew for the maiden flight.

Director General of Army Medical Corps ( AMC) Lieutenant General H L Kakria while replying to a query on participation of defence forces in country's first space mission said IAF is setting up facilities for the first round of selection process which will begin by 2020.

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-30/news/30572931_1_moon-mission-manned-mission-isro

 

[Donation]

first of all this article is written without any comments from any sources in ISRO, so thats the first point to kick this article out as BS. Second, it looks more of a opinion based article than anything else. Even I can write such articles and write 2050, doesnt really mean its true. Third, the claim of the write (some aussie space analyst) that GSLV wont work is out right foolish. The main reason for the failures of GSLV was because of faulty connectors not design fault. So, basically this article is BS and cannot be counted as an official announcement of any kind as neither ISRO made any such claims nor the Indian govt said anything about that... Cryogenic technology is being made from scratch, thanks to our dear friend US , unlike china's space mission where russian engines were used..

you thanks to the wrong one, RD-56M is a Russian origin cryogenic engine.

RD-56M