ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation, is currently trying to perform research with more “manned” missions is what is said by the Director of the Gaganyaan mission. R Hutton is trying to perform tests which will lead to its crewing for the Gaganyaan mission which is supposedly happen as early as next month. This article contains information regarding the same.
What is this mission about and what is its AIM?
The Gaganyaan mission aims at developing a capsule which will carry a three-man crew for three days, after which they will return to safety. They are planning to carry this three man crew into an orbit of 400 km. They will stay for three days, after which they will land safely in the Indian ocean. The bigger aim of this whole mission is to find a way of sustaining human existence in Space for a longer period of time.
The ISRO is trying to train four astronauts and at the same time is also aiming to expand its territory and perform more “manned” missions. I have no idea about the use of the word ‘Manned”. However, it seems like ISRO wants to send ‘people’ into space is what I would prefer to say in the article. This is not a critique of the words said by the director but just an informative article. However, it felt too wrong to not correct the vocabulary.
What are they testing?
The recent test which ISRO is planning to test is its escape system. There is a escape system which is used to eject astronauts if any emergency occurs. This seems to be just the beginning of the tests which will one by one have lots of other things to do. As the director points out, since the mission will involve human beings, the safety of the people will be the most important priority of the mission.
What is the budget of the mission?
After the historical landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the southern pole of the moon, we have Gaganyaan which is allocated 900.23 billion Indian rupees. The exact place and time of the mission is not yet been revealed officially. We are not yet sure about the time or date of the mission. However, the place will probably be the country’s main spaceport in Sriharikota. This mission is also expected to take place by the end of the this year.
There are many tests which are till now successful. For example, they have successfully conducted the Stabilising the crew module system. They were also able to successfully reduce the velocity of during the re-entry of the spacecraft. All we need to do is hope and pray for another successful mission by India.