INDIA TO TEST-FLY HEAVIEST ROCKET, CREW MODULE DEC 18 India will test-fly its heaviest and upgraded rocket – the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) – Dec 18, space agency ISRO said. According to a tweet by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the 630-tonne rocket will be powered by liquid and solid fuel engines while the cryogenic stage/engine will be a passive one. The rocket will also carry a crew module to test its re-entry characteristics. “The main purpose of the mission is to test the atmospheric characteristics and stability of the rocket on its way up. We also decided to use this opportunity to test one component of the crew module – a human space mission that India may embark on at a later date,” M.Y.S Prasad, director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, told reporters in a recent interaction. The experimental mission will cost Rs.155 crore and will not carry any satellite as the cryogenic engine needed for the purpose is still under development, he said. #crewmodule #GeosynchronousSatelliteLaunchVehicle #GSLVMarkIII #IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:25:51 +0000
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