India’s most ambitious company in space, Gaganyaan, has entered the testing phase and the Indian Space and Research Organization (Isro) hopes to launch its first unmanned mission later this year. Isro Chairman K. Sivan said in his New Years message that the teams are working to test the Vikas engine, cryogenic stage and crew escape system for the mission.
“Tests are underway for the human approved L110 Vikas engine, the cryogenic stage, the crew escape system engines, and the service module propulsion system. The S200 engine was also implemented for the ground test. adding that the astronauts have completed general space training in Russia and the Indian leg has begun.
“There is a directive to start the first unmanned mission before the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, and everyone involved is doing their best to meet the schedule. I am sure that we will achieve this goal, ”said Sivan.
PLANS FOR 2022
Aside from preparing Gaganyaan, Isro has several missions that will spread wings in 2022. Isro’s chairman said Earth observation satellites (EOS) 4 and 6 will be launched on PSLV along with the maiden flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
The hardware loop test for the Aditya L1 mission, the Indian probe to the sun, has now been completed, housing studies for XpoSat in SSLV have been carried out and the space agency has given NASA the S-band SAR payload for the Nisar mission delivered.
“In addition, we also have Chandrayaan-03, Aditya Ll, XpoSat, IRNSS and technology demonstration missions with advanced indigenous technologies on board,” said the Sivan. Regarding the Decade Plan for India’s Space Program, Sivan said it will fuel overall growth in operational missions, launch services, science missions, technology demonstration missions, and new technology development initiatives.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE?
While Isro works on the Gaganyaan and Aditya L1 missions, scientists have big plans in the pipeline, including Disha, a twin aeronomy satellite mission, the Venus mission, and ISROCNES, a joint TRISHNA science mission. Sivan said the TRISHNA mission is for the accurate mapping of land surface temperatures. “This mission will set the benchmark for providing temperature data with the best resolution and repeatability even worldwide,” he added.
THE YEAR WAS GONE
Regarding all of Isro’s work in 2021, Sivan said that very little had happened in Isro in 2021. This feeling is primarily due to the lower number of starts. He commended all scientists and engineers for planning and developing missions despite the angry Covid-19 and successive lockdowns.
“Last year we had two missions, one of which was a dedicated commercial mission from NSIL. The GSLV F-10 mission failed due to an anomaly in the cryogenic stage. For the same, a committee for failure analysis was set up at national level, and the committee identified the cause and made recommendations. Necessary design changes will be incorporated to improve the robustness of the affected systems, “said Sivan in his press release.
He claimed that design changes had been incorporated into Chandrayaan-3 and that the testing had made tremendous progress. The mission could start in the middle of next year. Meanwhile, the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and Astrosat remain operational.
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