Space Development in India since independence

2. Space Development in
Independent India

3. Bygone times….
• India's experience in rocketry began in ancient times
when fireworks were first used in the country.
• Military use of rockets by Tipu Sultan during the
Mysore War inspired William Congreve to invent the
Congreve rocket.

4. After Independence
• Indian scientists and politicians recognized the potential of
rocket technology in both defence applications and for
research and development.
• A country as demographically large as India would require its
own independent space capabilities in various fields.

5. Dr Vikram Sarabhai
• Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is the father of the Indian
space program.
• Established the Indian National Committee for Sapce
Research (INCOSPAR) with Homi Bhabha in 1962.
• On August 15th 1969 ISRO was created
from the INCOSPAR programme.

6. 1970-1980:1970-1980:
1970-1980:
• In the 1960s Sarabhai had taken part in an early study
with NASA.
• India began developing satellite technology
anticipating the remote sensing and communication
needs of the future.
• India’s first satellite was launched in 1975

8. 1990-2000:
• In 1993 the time had come for the maiden flight of the PSLV.
• PSLV became the workhorse launch vehicle.
• It placed both remote sensing and communications
satellites into orbit.
• Many INSAT satellites were launched during this period.
• Created the largest cluster in the world and provided
unique data to Indian industry and agriculture..

9. 21st
CENTURY
• Currently the most powerful Indian launch vehicle in operation;
the first flight of the GSLV took place in 2001.
• ISRO entered the lucrative market of launching payloads of
other nations.
• On April 28, 2008 ISRO successfully launched 10 satellites in a
single mission further boosting it's capabilities in space.
G. Madhavan Nair, former chairman of ISRO.

10. The moon vehicle…
The Moon vehicle…...
CHANDRAYAAN

11. • India’s first unmanned mission to moon developed
by ISRO
• Launched on 22nd
October 2008 from Satish Dhawan
space centre Sriharikota.
• Estimated cost
– Rs 386 crore.

12. OBJECTIVES:
• Simaltanous mineralogical, chemical and photo
geological mapping.
• High resolution mapping of the lunar surface to
identify minerals.
• 3D mapping of lunar surface at very high resolution to
attract young minds in space and planetary science.

14. Future space missions..
• ISRO plans to launch a number of new-generation Earth
Observation Satellites in the near future.
• The ISRO is preparing for Mangalyam, an orbiter mission to Mars
to be launched in November 2013
• Developing Reusable launch vehicles (RLV).

15. • ISRO is planning a mission to Venus by May
2015 to study its atmosphere.
•ISRO plans to carry out an unmanned mission to
the Sun by the year 2014.
Manned moon mission by 2020.