The idea of opening this site (ISRO-The glowing face of India) is to bring to the notice of the world on various developments taking place in the domains of ISRO.
The experiences gained by the author during his participation as a team leader of one science experiment CHACE (CHandra's Altitudinal Composition Explorer link) in the Moon Impact Project of Chandrayaan-I would be utilized in drawing some conclusions and bringing out the highlights of various developments.
The experiences gained by the author during his participation as a team leader of one science experiment CHACE (CHandra's Altitudinal Composition Explorer link) in the Moon Impact Project of Chandrayaan-I would be utilized in drawing some conclusions and bringing out the highlights of various developments.
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| PSLV, C-11 Carrying Chandrayaan-I, Credit: ISRO |
The recent report published in the newspaper The Hindu report should be something to cheer about for all the enthusiasts who like to see India to grow into a big player, literally in the space. The ISRO chairman, Mr. Radhakrishnan has announced that the HAL (Hindustan Aeronatics Limited) would produce the cryogenics engine for GSLV. This report also suggests that few stages of the GSLV mk-III vehicle, the giant version of GSLV in the 4+ ton payload category is already being handled by the HAL.
The preparation of Rs. 139-crore (~ $ 27.8 million) worth set up in HAL premises would be catering to the production GSLV cryogenic engine and parts of the GSLV vehicle. This would certainly take away a huge burden from the scientists/engineers at ISRO; who can now concentrate on the new frontiers
In another report ( The Hindu ), it was suggested by the chairman of ISRO that a national committee would look into the involvement of private parties (industry) to take the routine work of building the polar launch vehicles, PSLV. The same report also claims that while the participation of private players in the communication satellite has reached 80% level; a similar situation must be set for the launch vehicles too.
Here are few conclusions one can draw from the above two reports:
1. The thumping success of Chandrayaan-I has lead ISRO to take an equally exciting and timely challenge of aspiring to reach the most sought after heavenly body, the planet MARS. With the release of stress in building the already existing technology based PSLVs and GSLVs, ISRO could look upto even some exciting opportunities at par with the international players in hunting down the exotic extra-terrestrial bodies.
2. There is a huge commercial market waiting to be grabbed in the form of building geosynchronous satellites to many countries for supporting the TV transmission. ISRO could not only take a big pie of this market, it could also utilize the precious slots available over the neighboring countries for the combine usage.
3. ISRO can take a leading role in supporting many aspiring nations heading for their participation into the space. On their part ISRO has already accomplished ( Peggy back satellites by ISRO )taking nearly a dozen medium, small, micro and nano satellites into space.
4. It will be a win-win situation both for ISRO (as they can now look for more adventures avenues) and private industry in India which is getting matured along with the popularity of ISRO and eventually generate more jobs and drive Indian economy.
-S.M. Ahmed
N.B.: The views presented here are only that of author. No other official source from ISRO or affiliated centers has been consulted in arriving at the above said discussions. As and where the material is taken from the public domain, an appropriate credit has been offered.
