ISRO to validate design & engineering of rocket for human space flight programme

India Research Organisation (ISRO) will be carrying out a series of tests in future to validate design and engineering of rocket and module system that will be a part of India's prestigious human flight programme, Gaganyaan. According to reports, a top ISRO official has claimed that ncy will be constructing its own astronaut training facility and in a couple of months, it will launch its first small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV).

Rockets to be launched from second rocket launch centre

Reports have stated that K.Sivan, Chairman of ISRO has said that design and engineering of launch vehicle and orbital module have been completed and a series of tests are w required to validate both systems. K.Sivan was speaking at 70th Annual General Meeting and National Conference on Recent Developments in Aero and Defence Techlogy organised by Aeronautical Society of India.

Sivan also ded that ISRO plans to have an unmanned flight by end of next year. According to reports, a human flight demonstration is planned sometime before India's 75th Independence Day in 2022. 

Regarding SSLV that is being constructed by ISRO, Sivan claimed that rocket has been conceived as a low cost access option that will be able to cater to large numbers of small satellite launch programmes.

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Sivan said that process for land acquisition for construction of India's second rocket launch centre at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nu is underway. second rocket launch centre will be utilised for sending up small rockets. According to Sivan, using existing rocket launch centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Presh for launch of small rockets would hamper ISRO's regular launch programmes.

Reports have revealed that ISRO has alrey transferred its lithium-ion cell techlogy to industries and ISRO's commercial arm, New India Ltd, will w focus on transferring techlogies that have been developed by ncy.

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