sevenperforce Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Ready to launch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Here's the mission post: Edited April 11, 2018 by sevenperforce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 T -32 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Liftoff, and third stage ignited by now, away they go. So far nominal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 spacecraft has seperated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Added the rest of the mission now that it went off: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 This is no bueno. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/major-fire-at-isros-antenna-testing-lab-in-ahmedabad-none-hurt/articleshow/64019624.cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-to-rope-in-industry-majors-for-mini-pslv-project/articleshow/64034805.cms This sounds like a really cheap rocket, wonder how much it will sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Oooh! That looks like a spacecraft. IIRC it's a two-seater? Also, that SM looks kinda unusual. 3 engines and some sort of pylons? RCS? BTW once India has their astronauts will it join the ISS research? China won't any time soon, but India isn't communist (or whatever western countries don't like about China) so there's a chance they will, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YNM Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 14 hours ago, Wjolcz said: so there's a chance they will, right? If you guys trust them the APAS or CBM then yes, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 19 hours ago, Wjolcz said: BTW once India has their astronauts will it join the ISS research? China won't any time soon, but India isn't communist (or whatever western countries don't like about China) so there's a chance they will, right? We can only speculate. So far, ISRO seems to have no interest in joining the ISS, apparently. I don't think political differences play a major role here. https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-India-have-any-involvement-on-the-ISS-despite-ISRO-being-one-of-the-top-space-agencies The capsule seems to have a docking hatch on top suggesting it will dock with something. Im suggesting India will make their own space station but this is just a wild geuss. 19 hours ago, Wjolcz said: IIRC it's a two-seater? Its a 3 seater according to WikiPedia. The capsule is about 3100mm in diameter, (according to the graphic), for perspective, the Soyuz is just 2200mm in diameter and can fit 3 people. I think that the ISRO capsule can probably fit 5-6 people if they stacked seats on top of eachother, but i doubt that would ever happend. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO_Orbital_Vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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insert_name Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Isro going for a manned launch by 22 https://m.timesofindia.com/india/india-to-launch-first-manned-space-mission-by-2022-pm-modi/articleshow/65410373.cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 More information about the manned launch, they're going for a 300-400km orbit on gslv, two unmanned tests before they do it for real https://m.timesofindia.com/india/indias-first-manned-space-mission-to-send-3-persons/articleshow/65576389.cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Live in 2 hours: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Coverage is live. (playing dramatic music, anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Better livestream: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Very fast launch. Good TWR Though i have to admit - those pieces of ice falling from the sides made me jump, before i realised what is happening. Weird, though - i watched launches from Florida and Kourou - both warm and humid environments. But i never seen so much ice falling off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Mission Completed! But about that "ice", which i also noticed. Isn't the Vikas engine fueled by hypergolics? i thought that they didn't need any refrigeration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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