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Written By Akriti Anand
Union minister Jitendra Singh shared an update on the much-awaited Gaganyaan mission in his reply to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is pursuing an ISRO-NASA joint mission to International Space Station (ISS).
In the joint mission, "one Gaganyaatri from ISRO will undertake space travel to ISS", Singh said in the written reply. " This is a collaborative effort of ISRO, NASA, and NASA-identified private entity, i.e. Axiom Space. Recently, ISRO has signed a Space Flight Agreement with Axiom Space for this joint mission to ISS," he said.
The Lok Sabha question asked by MLA Saugata Roy was about the "Axiom-4 Mission". NASA says that the space agency and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, "targeted to launch no earlier than August 2024 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida".
Four astronauts from the group of test pilots from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the Gaganyaan mission. "Currently, astronauts are undergoing training at the ISRO's Astronauts Training Facility (ATF) in Bengaluru for the Gaganyaan Mission," Singh said.
All the four astronauts were earlier trained on spaceflight basic module at Russia. "Two out of three semesters of the [Gaganyatri] training programme were completed. Independent Training Simulator and Static Mockup Simulators realized," the minister said while sharing the update.
The Gaganyaan project is another major mission that envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members into an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian waters.
The mission is expected to be launched on 2025.
India's key priorities for future
In another Lok Sabha question asked by MLA Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy, minister Jitendra Singh said the key priorities for future space missions include:1. Developing human spaceflight capabilities
2. Advanced missions to moon
3. Establishing our own space station
4. Interplanetary missions
5. Enhancing satellite technology for communication, navigation and earth observation.
He also informed that long-term goals focus on sustainable space infrastructure, space debris management, and fostering international collaborations.
Singh further emphasized on the challenges ahead of the furture space missions. "Challenges include ensuring cost-effective missions, protecting against space hazards, and developing cutting-edge technology," he said.
"Addressing these challenges requires investment in research, strengthening public-private partnerships, and international cooperation to share knowledge and resources for sustained growth and success in space exploration," he added.
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Isro names Shubhanshu Shukla for US mission to space station - Times of India
Science News: Isro's Human Space Flight Centre has recommended that Shukla be the prime mission pilot and Group Capt Prashanth Nair a backup. Final approval will be
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BENGALURU: More than a year after PM Modi said during a visit to the US that an Indian astronaut would travel to the International Space Station as part of a US mission, Isro is set to send Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla as part of a space flight agreement with Axiom Space, a Nasa-identified service provider.
Isro's Human Space Flight Centre has recommended that Shukla be the prime mission pilot and Group Capt Prashanth Nair a backup.
Final approval will be given by the multilateral crew operations panel. Shukla and Nair are among the four astronauts-designate selected for India's Gaganyaan mission, to send astronauts to space.
Shukla and Nair to begin training for flight to ISS this month: Isro
Indian astronaut-designates Shubhanshu Shukla and Prashanth Nair will begin training for the flight to the International Space Station in the first week of Aug 2024, Isro said.
The agreement with Axiom Space is for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the ISS.
"This collaboration follows a joint statement made during PM Narendra Modi's state visit to the US in June 2023, which envisioned an Isro-Nasa effort on the ISS," Isro said Friday.
"During their time on the ISS, the astronauts (including one Indian) will conduct scientific research, tech-nology demonstrations and engage in space-outreach activities. This mission is expected to provide valuable experience for India's Human Space Programme a-nd strengthen space-flight cooperation between Isro and Nasa," Isro said.
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Launch was complete success! Excellent work by ISRO. A crucial entry to the existing stable given the turnaround time vs capacity ratio found in SSLV compared to bigger guys.
ISRO successfully launches third and final developmental flight SSLV-D3-EOS8 mission
Isro EOS8 Satellite Launch: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched an earth observation satellite on Friday, marking the third and final development flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-03 (SSLV-D3). The mission joins the previous SSLV-D2-EOS-07 launch in February 2023...
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More than 10 consortia evinced interest in SSLV, few shortlisted: ISRO chairman
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) More than 10 companies and consortia have evinced interest in manufacturing the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), with a few being shortlisted as potential bidders for the transfer of technology, ISRO chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday. He said the selected industry...
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New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) More than 10 companies and consortia have evinced interest in manufacturing the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), with a few being shortlisted as potential bidders for the transfer of technology, ISRO chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday.
He said the selected industry partner will first develop two SSLVs with assistance from ISRO over a two year period before venturing out on its own to build rockets to place small satellites in low earth orbits.
“More than 100 groups/consortia had come forward and showed interest in transfer of technology for the SSLV,” he told reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by the AICTE and Indian Space Association.
Somanath said IN-SPACe had organised a one-day interaction with industry players to understand issues that they may have related to technology transfer and how to do it, and expectations from ISRO for them.
He said a few companies/consortia have taken the Request for Proposals (RFP) documents for transfer of technology for the SSLV.
The company or a consortium identified for transfer of technology for the SSLV can continue to build the rocket at ISRO facilities till it develops its own campus for manufacturing the launch vehicles.
After the third development flight of the SSLV on August 16, Somanath announced that the development of the launch vehicle was complete and the rocket was ready to be transferred to the industry for mass production.
“It is not just manufacturing technology that we are transferring. We are also transferring the knowledge on how things are done. They need to come inside ISRO and work with us and learn the techniques. We are teaching them how to build the rocket,” he said.
“We will look at various criteria, including manufacturing, facilities and financial strength. There will be a technology transfer fee that they will have to pay,” Somanath said. PTI SKU DV DV
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