ISRO unveils space capsule that will fly Indian astronauts

[Levina]

i dont think thats the attitude with ISRO.to me it is the most professional govt organization.we did not do it yet because of the priorities and budgets.our crucial budgets are diverted in to gslv,MOM,and chandrayans,irnss etc..irso has only recently joined the billion dollar budget club..so it takes time.neverthkess they are doing an impressive job.

Yes I heard one of the ISRO ex chief say that.Budget is the constraint.....

 

[acid rain]

And unlike India, China doesn't have the Congress party.

dont make it a political thread...the average politician doesnt know jack about rockets.

 

[neehar]

Yes I heard one of the ISRO ex chief say that.Budget is the constraint.....

indeed.with all the limitations it has and it had..its certainly commendable that the organization reached to this stage.

 

[Levina]

indeed.with all the limitations it has and it had..its certainly commendable that the organization reached to this stage.

You've echoed my thoughts.If not for the grubby govts which ignored ISRO and their requests....today we would have walked more proudly into a room filled with our contemporaries.
I am very very proud of ISRO.

 

[thesolar65]

After its Mars mission, India now aims to puts humans into space. The first steps towards flying Indian astronauts into space could be taken in weeks.

The Indian astronaut capsule has been unveiled for the very first time. If all goes as per plan in the first experimental flight of India's latest monster rocket, the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III is likely to be tested as early as May or June from Sriharikota.

It could see this astronaut module being flown into space for the very first time, but in a sub-orbital flight. In its first test flight no crew or any animals are likely to be flown.

"Only re-entry technologies and flight dynamics will be tested and the capsule will be recovered 400-500 kilometers away from Port Blair in the Bay of Bengal," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Radhakrishnan told NDTV.

ISRO has been dreaming of putting an Indian into space using an Indian rocket launched from India soil. ISRO has sought funding worth Rs. 12,500 crores from the government for the program. It says once the approval comes, an Indian astronaut can be flown in a low Earth orbit in about seven years from the time the approval comes from the government.

When it happens, India's human space capsule could be sent on a seven day mission for two-three astronauts in a low Earth orbit of 300-400 kilometers above earth.

Till date only Russia, USA and China have successfully flown astronauts into space with the latest entrant being China in 2003.

The outer skeleton of Indian human space capsule has been fabricated by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore and was handed over to ISRO which developed it. HAL says the first Crew Module will be further equipped with systems necessary for crew support, navigation, guidance and control systems by ISRO for experimentation in the forthcoming GSLV-MK3 launch.

"HAL takes pride in the India's space programmes and our Aerospace Division has produced this Crew Module in a record time to meet the requirements of ISRO", said Dr RK Tyagi, Chairman, HAL.

While the government has hesitated to clear a hefty bill of Rs. 12,500 crores as desired by ISRO for its human space flight program, but so that there are no delays in the development work the Indian government has already sanctioned Rs. 145 crores for the development of what it calls 'critical technologies'.

ISRO unveils space capsule that will fly Indian astronauts | NDTV.com

@levina @chak de INDIA @Indischer @Hermione @thesolar65 @DRAY @scorpionx @Roybot

Somewhere I read that basically short people are selected over tall people for journey in a space capsule...not space shuttle type vehicle. And so it seems right from the look of the capsule!!

 

[Dem!god]

Somewhere I read that basically short people are selected over tall people for journey in a space capsule...not space shuttle type vehicle. And so it seems right from the look of the capsule!!

it's not about short or long ..it's more about payload requirement....
yes short people have advantage...as they take less space as compared to tall people......
but mostly it's the weight and skill, fitness...thats the criteria ....

 

[thesolar65]

it's not about short or long ..it's more about payload requirement....
yes short people have advantage...as they take less space as compared to tall people......
but mostly it's the weight and skill, fitness...thats the criteria ....

No No, I meant every thing remaining same!!

 

[Dem!god]

No No, I meant every thing remaining same!!

yes you can say so....

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Somewhere I read that basically short people are selected over tall people for journey in a space capsule...not space shuttle type vehicle. And so it seems right from the look of the capsule!!

Another disadvantage of being tall. . . . my cousin was not allowed to give PAT . . . just because he is taller than the required numbers

 

[thesolar65]

@levina @chak de INDIA @Indischer @Hermione @thesolar65 @DRAY @scorpionx @Roybot @45'22'

OK, how many of you have applied for Mars One journey?

OK, how many of you can withstand the merry go round or twist a plate kind of game in local Mela? I cannot. Those who cannot are already disqualified to become a Astronaut!!....

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

@levina @chak de INDIA @Indischer @Hermione @thesolar65 @DRAY @scorpionx @Roybot

OK, how many of you have applied for Mars One journey?

OK, how many of you can withstand the merry go round or twist a plate kind of game in local Mela? I cannot. Those who cannot are already disqualified to become a Astronaut!!....

I love the giant wheel . . . . i can ride on that. . . for a whole day. . .

 

[45'22']

@levina @chak de INDIA @Indischer @Hermione @thesolar65 @DRAY @scorpionx @Roybot

OK, how many of you have applied for Mars One journey?

OK, how many of you can withstand the merry go round or twist a plate kind of game in local Mela? I cannot. Those who cannot are already disqualified to become a Astronaut!!....

it looks like you quoted your own name

 

[thesolar65]

it looks like you quoted your own name

Arre copy paste kari deli...

I love the giant wheel . . . . i can ride on that. . . for a whole day. . .

Then you qualify for round one. Now let's go to the Moonraker Chamber. Have you seen Moon Raker? That centrifuge Machine!!

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Arre copy paste kari deli...



Then you qualify for round one. Now let's go to the Moonraker Chamber. Have you seen Moon Raker? That centrifuge Machine!!

the simulation chamber. . . with a free fall facility to simulate the zero gravity ??

 

[acid rain]

Does not look good for claustrophobics...I'll get panic attacks if they lock me up in that capsule.