Indian astronauts are in Star City in Russia and continue to prepare for the exam

The Indian media reported that despite the pandemic, the Indian astronauts of the manned project "Gaganyan" continue to prepare. Education and training are carried out in Russia - at the Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin.

The Indian press reports that four Indian cosmonauts are currently in Star City and, observing the rules of self-isolation, are preparing for the exam.

This exam was supposed to take place from April 28 to April 30, but was postponed due to the difficult epidemiological situation in the country and in the world.
The training of Indian cosmonauts is carried out with the active cooperation of Roscosmos and ISRO, the Indian space research organization.

Indian officials responsible for the Gaganyan program:

India accepts Russia's assistance in training astronauts, since the Russian experience in manned spaceflight is enormous. This is more than half a century of systematic work, successful missions. We consider Russia in this regard as a reliable long-term partner.

For reference: the Gaganyaan project was officially proclaimed in India on August 15, 2018 - on the country's Independence Day. Then Narendra Modi said that India will become a real space power, and Indian cosmonauts will conquer space openings in the near future.

Modi:

India will become the fourth country in the world to send its astronauts into space using its own space rocket equipment.

The preparation for a manned flight and the flight itself is estimated at 100 billion rupees (about 97 billion rubles).

Comments

[Pessimist22]

The press reports that four Moldovan and three Tajik cosmonauts are preparing to fly to the international space station. This is due to the fact that the ISS is in need of repair.

[bondrostov]

97 mil. R. It is not enough to create a space launch site, to design a rocket ship. It will require billions of 150 dollars

[donavi49]

What for? They have a spaceport - you only need to equip one table with a delivery / transition system for astronauts and evacuate them. There is a rocket of its own (even several for every taste). There are even achievements on the ship - which they have now decided to finish completely.

[bondrostov]

Maybe I will not argue. Just if you count how much effort and money it took on the launch vehicle. East and ship Vostok 1 and on their fine-tuning it will be a long matter.

[donavi49]

Well now is not the 60s. The Indians still have a satellite on Mars. And he sends photos. Yes, it did not work to send the lunar rover to the moon last year, but they brought him to the landing. And landing is the hardest part.

They generally have a fairly large space program. This year, the launch of a superclaimed today launch vehicle at 500kg-500km - SSLV. Already there are contracts for 4 launches, including 2 foreign ones (1 from the United States this year being driven).

This is the niche that Roscosmos slept through. At the same time, in 2-3 years it will have more than 10 commercial launch vehicles.

There is an average workhorse.

There is a heavy load that carried, for example, a lunar mission and the first Indian geostationary satellite will carry it, for photographing the surface of the earth in high resolution soon.

Well, their ship.

[bondrostov]

The ship on Apollo is very similar. 500 km 500 kg Over light? Are these microsatellites?

[donavi49]

Cubsats. Various satellites on a typical architecture (not cubes) but in a small size. Well, for example, the Indians are carrying a pack of 4 such American satellites on their first commercial flight.

Rocketlabs carry different things, from satellites on a unique architecture (mainly for the military, reconnaissance, DARPA programs) to packs of rubbish bins for various purposes.

Now they have already completed their Photon, they will launch it soon. This will allow you to remove garbage cans at 120kg to the moon. Or jump into orbits inaccessible earlier. Or to be a support base.

Well, the Chinese, there is generally a boom of such missiles. The most successful private Kuaizhou - actually brought in 2018. In 2019, there are already 5 launches. And in this they managed to resettle before the epidemic.

On the approach is the same Alpha from Svetlyachkov, an air start from Branson (although it’s easier), another bunch of Chinese, other American programs.

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Quote: donavi49

This is the niche that Roscosmos slept through.

What "niche" and who slept there? In our cluster, microsatellites are launched, and not piece by piece, clusters should be launched cheaper. It’s also possible to let them out with the ISS, which they do.

[donavi49]

As well as others - in passing. This is normal. However, the fact is, everyone saws rockets in the 500kg class (or less) per 500km.

By the way, if you do not go away from the Indians, then they seem to have a broken record for the withdrawal of rubbish:
PSLV-C37 successfully carried and deployed a record 104 satellites in the sun-synchronous orbit

It really comes out more expensive than a passing ride. But:
- one must wait in passing.
- big risks.
- restrictions on the orbits of the output, because they remove the main load, again if you need something tricky, you have to wait a very long time or be wise.
- size restrictions, and this is increasingly the main problem.

And as you can see, rockets of this class are loaded. Everyone has quite a few contracts. It will be tough when newcomers enter commercial operation. But even now, despite the congestion in the segment, new LVs of this type are being announced.

If you take 2019 year - that missiles with a useful 500kg or less launched whole 19 pieces of 102 per annum. This is without Branson, without Alpha, without SSLV, without Levikin, without a Spanish rocket, with only 1 commercial LV from China (and others will connect this year).

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Quote: donavi49

As well as others - in passing. This is normal. However, the fact is, everyone saws rockets in the 500kg class (or less) per 500km.

So they don’t have enough money for more. What's the main thing there? The main thing is customer convenience and launch price. The same Glavkosmos can afford to reduce the cost of launching as low as possible, and Russian school and some foreign exclusives are launched in the general heap at all for free.

Quote: donavi49

By the way, if you do not go away from the Indians, then they seem to have a broken record for the withdrawal of rubbish:

Quantity is not always quality - many of them very quickly ceased to exist. But the satellites of Russian schoolchildren have been working fine for a year and a half.

Quote: donavi49

It really comes out more expensive than a passing ride. But:
- one must wait in passing.

Depends on the number of "rides". While we have purely commercial launches - wait six months. But the same "Progress MS" fly more often. In general, they will soon put containers on them for the withdrawal of small-sized catfish, there is space on the case.

Quote: donavi49

- big risks.

What is the difference - will you lose a satellite in a single output or in a group? The result is one.

Quote: donavi49

- restrictions on the orbits of the output, because they remove the main load, again if you need something tricky, you have to wait a very long time or be wise.

The Fregat is injected into three different orbits with different inclinations.

Quote: donavi49

- size restrictions, and this is increasingly the main problem.

Small suckers are launched from standard containers. Larger devices have their seats on the adapter.

Quote: donavi49

And as you can see, rockets of this class are loaded.

Some customers simply do not even have time to make their own shovels for half a year and then the bus goes into the sky with their layouts.

Quote: donavi49

Everyone has quite a few contracts. It will be tough when newcomers enter commercial operation. But even now, despite the congestion in the segment, new LVs of this type are being announced.

But you need to not only engage in launches. Over in Russia, private companies are engaged in the creation of Cubsat satellites. Even their product lines are already being rolled out for sale:

Quote: donavi49

If you take 2019 year - that missiles with a useful 500kg or less launched whole 19 pieces of 102 per annum.

They are also trying to make money. How can they. In our plans, from 2022, we have "Start-1" from Vostochny and a reusable SLK in the mid-20s.

[Free wind]

Gorbachev or something.

[bondrostov]

If he offers to put him in tesla and send him to Mars

[Pavel73]

I sincerely wish success to our Indian friends!

[cniza]

India will become the fourth country in the world to send its astronauts into space using its own space rocket equipment.

I don’t know, but that Europe was not able to create anything of its own?

[donavi49]

No. They flew into strangers.

[viktor_ui]

A Hindu with a binge ... lobovuha misted up ... and generally looks like a humpback.

[orionvitt]

Why does the Indian astronaut have glasses with "+8" lenses? We have poor eyesight and will not be issued a license.

[thinker]

For reference: the Gaganyan project ...

Let's continue the help

Initially, Indian cosmonauts were called "Gaganauts", from the Sanskrit word "heaven", like Gaganyaan - "Heavenly ship." However, this designation was not too pleasant by ear, and for about eight years in India the term "Viomanaut"- from another Sanskrit designation of heaven.

https://www.popmech.ru/technologies/522404-gigantskaya-strana-kotoruyu-redko-zamechayut-skromnye-pokoriteli-kosmosa/

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Quote: Octopus

I can imagine what kind of show with dances the Indians will arrange if they launch their own into space .. Good luck !!!

They already ran with our help. And dances did not suit. And now our will be launched. And in the long run only on his own. Then let them dance.

Quote: bondrostov

97 mil. R. It is not enough to create a space launch site, to design a rocket ship. It will require billions of 150 dollars

India has its own spaceport. And how long. And in fact, the note is 97 billions rubles