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ISRO building rocket to carry more astronauts in space
Ajit Dubey
New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) As India readies itself for
putting a human on a space flight, scientists are busy
developing next generation rockets that can carry more
astronauts and put heavier satellites in orbit.
The Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV
Mk III), expected to be launched in the next three years, will
give the country self-sufficiency in launching the entire
range of satellites.
"If everything goes through successfully, we can attempt
a launch by 2011 beginning," GLSV Mk III Project Director N
Narayan Moorthy told PTI here.
Scientists at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in
Thiruvananthapuram will carry out testing of all engines this
year.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists also
said the GSLV Mk III will enable them to send "heavier and
more meaningful" probes to Mars and also help send more
astronauts on a single mission.
ISRO is planning to use the current version of the GSLV
in the human space flight it plans to undertake in 2015.
"In case we use Mark III, we can send three persons
instead of two by the regular GSLV," an ISRO scientist said.
The GSLV is capable of launching 2.5-tonne satellites and
ISRO has to depend on the European Space Agency to put in
orbit its communications satellites.
The GSLV Mk III will also enable ISRO to pack more
transponders on a single flight, thus making it a
cost-effective option for satellite launches.
The rocket will shape up as a giant vehicle towering over
44 meters, four meters in diameter and carry almost three
times more fuel than the current GSLV Mk II.
Moorty said government has sanctioned about Rs 2,500
crore for the programme and infrastructure development for the
project.
In the last seven years, ISRO has built new testing and
manufacturing facilities at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore.
The new rocket, which can put a four tonne satellite in
orbit, will help Antrix Corporation, ISRO's commercial arm, to
offer the cheapest space launches in the space market. The
regular GSLV can put 2.2 tonne satellites in orbit.
Antrix Corporation made Rs 1,000 crore this year by
launching and building satellites for foreign firms and
institutions and is expected to grow at the rate of 20 per
cent every year.
ISRO crossed key milestones last year with the successful
launch of Chandrayaan-I in October and earlier in April when
it put into orbit 10 satellites on a single Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV), becoming the first country to achieve
the feat. PTI AJD
PMR
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New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) As India readies itself for
putting a human on a space flight, scientists are busy
developing next generation rockets that can carry more
astronauts and put heavier satellites in orbit.
The Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV
Mk III), expected to be launched in the next three years, will
give the country self-sufficiency in launching the entire
range of satellites.
"If everything goes through successfully, we can attempt
a launch by 2011 beginning," GLSV Mk III Project Director N
Narayan Moorthy told PTI here.
Scientists at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in
Thiruvananthapuram will carry out testing of all engines this
year.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists also
said the GSLV Mk III will enable them to send "heavier and
more meaningful" probes to Mars and also help send more
astronauts on a single mission.
ISRO is planning to use the current version of the GSLV
in the human space flight it plans to undertake in 2015.
"In case we use Mark III, we can send three persons
instead of two by the regular GSLV," an ISRO scientist said.
The GSLV is capable of launching 2.5-tonne satellites and
ISRO has to depend on the European Space Agency to put in
orbit its communications satellites.
The GSLV Mk III will also enable ISRO to pack more
transponders on a single flight, thus making it a
cost-effective option for satellite launches.
The rocket will shape up as a giant vehicle towering over
44 meters, four meters in diameter and carry almost three
times more fuel than the current GSLV Mk II.
Moorty said government has sanctioned about Rs 2,500
crore for the programme and infrastructure development for the
project.
In the last seven years, ISRO has built new testing and
manufacturing facilities at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore.
The new rocket, which can put a four tonne satellite in
orbit, will help Antrix Corporation, ISRO's commercial arm, to
offer the cheapest space launches in the space market. The
regular GSLV can put 2.2 tonne satellites in orbit.
Antrix Corporation made Rs 1,000 crore this year by
launching and building satellites for foreign firms and
institutions and is expected to grow at the rate of 20 per
cent every year.
ISRO crossed key milestones last year with the successful
launch of Chandrayaan-I in October and earlier in April when
it put into orbit 10 satellites on a single Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV), becoming the first country to achieve
the feat. PTI AJD
PMR
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