By. P. Shivam
ISRO is all set to launch its first manned mission by December 2021 and unmanned space flight by December 2020. The second unmanned mission will be launched by July 2021.
ISRO is all set to launch its first manned mission by December 2021 and unmanned space flight by December 2020. The second unmanned mission will be launched by July 2021.
Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K Sivan has said that the first unmanned space flight will be launched by December 2020 and the second unmanned mission by July 2021. If all things remained on the track then first manned mission will be launched by December 2021. He said that Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) has been set up for Gaganyaan project.
What is manned space mission:
It is a space mission in which the spaceflight carry a man in space to travel. By unmanned mission we assume only a spaceflight with the purpose of research and get information for the space. But in manned mission, spaceflight is equipped with a man including the crew member. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first Astronaut who was a part of the first human spaceflight launched on 12 April 1961 by Soviet Union.
Elaborating on the upcoming Missions in 2019, he mentioned about Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology which will be demonstrated this year where the helicopter will take shuttle to a height and then will be dropped and will land automatically on runaway. This will help in saving the costs involved in launch vehicles, he added. He said that Small Satellite Launch Vehicle’s First flight will be in July 2019, which can carry payload upto 500 kg.
ISRO Chairman said that 9 student satellites have been launched by ISRO till date and KALAMSAT will be launched by PSLV-C44 on 24th January this year. He also spoke on other future projects including GSAT-20, RISAT and GMAT series of satellite.
The year-long Centenary Celebrations of Dr Vikram Sarabhai will commence from 12th August 2019. Various national & international events will be organised to honour the father of Indian Space prgoramme. Satish Dhawan Centre for Space Sciences was inaugurated in Jammu, he added.
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