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#1 2023-02-15 12:58:59

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India Space Agency

For SpaceNut .... there were 7 topics containing the word India or Indian, but they were all written with specific focus.

This topic is offered for generic updates on activities of the India space program.

India is doing a wide range of missions, and we have topics about some of them already.

This topic is offered for NewMars members who are looking for a topic that will fit most any news that shows up in the feeds...

ChatGPT (the original pre-2021 version) reported this today:

Hello again ... i understand your database is closed at 2021 - please find the address for the indian space agency, suitable for air mail
Certainly, I'd be happy to help you with that! The address for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that you can use for air mail is:

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Department of Space (DOS)
Government of India
Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road
Bengaluru - 560231
Karnataka
INDIA

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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Thank you ** very ** much! 
You're welcome! I'm glad I could assist you. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!

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#2 2023-02-18 11:40:20

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Re: India Space Agency

Some news I seen from Hindu India news bloggers was saying the budget was going to be cut by 9% while others said new missions were upcoming

India tests recovery of spacecraft for Gaganyaan astronaut mission (photos)
https://www.space.com/india-tests-recov … ule-photos
Recovery procedures are yet to be finalized, ISRO said.

Roscosmos is studying the possibility of supplying ten RD-191 rocket engines to India in the period from 2024 to 2029, said Valery Sherin, Deputy Director General of Roscosmos.
https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/ … 7635237888

'Gaganyaan will use grid fins to keep itself aerodynamically stable as it moves away from the failing rocket in case of a launch abort.'
https://twitter.com/isrospaceflight/sta … 8948539393

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#3 2023-02-19 17:11:11

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Indian Manned Spacecraft

http://www.astronautix.com/i/indianmann … craft.html

As of 2015 the design utilized a Soyuz-shaped reentry capsule with a mass of 3735 kg, a diameter of 3.100 m and height of 2.678 m. The ablative reentry shield consisted of carbon phenolic tiles, with tan medium density ablative tiles covering the rest of the outer surface. After re-entry, at a velocity of 233 m/s, a pair of 2.3 meter diameter pilot parachutes stabilized the capsule. This was followed by a pair of 6.2 m diameter drogue parachutes, which reduced the velocity to 50 m/s. At 5 km altitude three 31-m diameter main parachutes deployed. The capsule was designed to splash down in the ocean followed by recovery by Indian naval vessels. The reaction control system consisted of six 100-N thrusters burning MMH / MON3 storable propellants. The capsule was designed to initially accomodate two astronauts on long-duration solo missions. The design allowed later modification to carry three on short-duration shuttle missions to an orbiting space station.

In comparison with the Soyuz and Shenzhou capsules, the Indian version is significantly larger and heavier:

Re-entry Vehicle   
Total Mass-kg                3,000     3,240     3,735
Length-m                      1.90      2.06      2.68
Diameter-m                    2.17      2.52      3.10
Volume compared to Soyuz      1.00      1.46      2.88

The service module, based on a 2013 ISRO drawing, is powered by two high-expansion-ratio liquid propellant engines. Based on the payload capability of the GSLV-III booster, it would have a mass of around 3000 kg. A launch escape system. using a tower approach like that on Soyuz, Shenzhou, and Apollo, was planned. In-cabin space suits would be based on the Russian Sokol suit.

ISRO successfully launches SSLV's second developmental flight with three satellites from Sriharikota

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/scien … 492553.ece

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#4 2023-02-19 17:56:57

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Re: India Space Agency

For Mars_B4_Moon re #2 and #3

Thank you for adding these substantial contributions to this topic!

For all who may (also be) watching India's progress, at the moment (early 2023) India is the ** only ** Nation with announced intentions of launching a probe to Mars at the next window in 2024.

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#5 2023-02-28 11:50:05

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ISRO successfully conducts key test for Chandrayaan-3 mission
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/ba … 563098.ece

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#6 2023-03-03 18:16:24

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Russia partners India to develop a ‘Marsoplane’; aim to explore Mars with Fixed Wing Robotic Craft

https://eurasiantimes.com/russia-partne … o-explore/

Simulated Crew Module (SCM) which is an unpressurized version of the actual Gaganyaan Crew Module with many of the systems in place!
This is the capsule that will be used on the upcoming inflight abort missions to validate the Crew Escape System.

https://twitter.com/ISROSpaceflight/sta … 3079776262

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#7 2023-03-26 05:37:09

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'Thanks to our colleagues at isro and NSIL_India for a successful launch. If you don’t already, make sure to follow us for more updates throughout the rest of the mission.'

https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1639833260820660224

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#8 2023-03-29 10:05:51

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quote

Krunal Joshi, counsellor for space at the Indian Embassy, says the first crewed Gaganyaan mission is now planned for 2025. Two uncrewed flights first over the next two years.

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1 … 8371401729

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#9 2023-04-12 19:12:43

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The article at the link below reports on a first landing of a prototype space plane ...

https://www.space.com/india-space-plane … st-success

India successfully lands reusable space plane prototype for 1st time (video)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 7 days ago

India is working to become a member of the space plane club.

India has for the first time autonomously landed its reusable space plane prototype, marking a major milestone in the country's pursuit of low-cost access to space.

On Sunday (April 2), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India’s national space agency, announced that it had completed the second of four experiments designed to get its robotic Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) space-ready.

The latest experiment — Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) — was carried out in a test facility owned by the country’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Karnataka, a state in southern India. As part of the mission, the 21-foot-long (6.5 meters) space plane was airlifted by a Chinook helicopter, flown by the Indian Air Force, to an altitude of 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) and released mid-air at 7:10 am local Indian time (0140 GMT; 9:40 pm EST on April 1).

Then, the space plane, a miniature vehicle that is still being developed, demonstrated its ability to perform a series of approach and landing maneuvers that helped it touch down safely 30 minutes later, at 7:40 am local time in India (0210 GMT; 10:10 pm EST on April 1) on the runway operated by the same test facility.

Related: ISRO: The Indian Space Research Organisation

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#10 2023-04-28 04:42:33

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Dr Somanath says the 1st inflight abort test for Gaganyaan is now slated for June

'1st uncrewed orbital mission is now expected in Feb 2024'

https://twitter.com/isrospaceflight/sta … 5192124422

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#11 2023-05-26 07:05:15

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India have released the Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan at Water Survival Training Facility

https://twitter.com/Chethan_Dash/status … 9520086016

'Recently we got to see a 20t (200 kN) tech demonstrator methalox engine built and tested by ISRO.'

https://twitter.com/isrospaceflight/sta … 4857268225

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#12 2023-05-27 14:27:11

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more news and a PDF link

Lunar Polar Exploration mission (LUPEX), also known as Chandrayaan-4, a robotic lunar mission concept by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
https://web.archive.org/web/20191014163 … 08_2_1.pdf
in Japanese language, the Lunar mission is 6 months (planned)

I'm not sure if the loss of Japan's ispace Hakuto-R changes the time table of events

Navy, ISRO release training plan for Gaganyaan crew module
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/scien … 896006.ece

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