1. Space Research
NEW FRONTIERS IN

2. “To explore strange new worlds, seek out new
life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no
man has gone before.” CAPTAIN KIRK, STAR TREK

3. Landmarks
WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR

4. • October 4, 1957 – Sputnik I is launched by the Soviet Union
• April 12, 1961 –Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
• June 16, 1963 –ValentinaTereshkova becomes the first woman in space
• July 20, 1969 – Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon
• December 7, 1972 –The last stay of man on the moon
• April 24, 1990 –The Hubble SpaceTelescope is launched
• August 25, 2012 – First manmade probe in interstellar space

5. What’s Next?
FALLING INTO INFINITY

6. The Search For Life
“With future technology and
instruments currently under
development, we will explore the solar
system and beyond, and could indeed,
perhaps in as little as 10-20 years,
discover some form of life, past or
present.”
- Dr. Ellen Stofan, Chief Scientist, NASA

7. Sending Man to Mars
NASA is designing and building capabilities to send
humans farther into the solar system than ever before,
including to an asteroid and Mars.The “Mars One”
mission expects to land the first human settlers on the
Red Planet by 2023.

9. Conquering the Solar System
The Juno probe will reach Jupiter
in July 2016 and spend a year
making 33 elliptical orbits
around it.The Orion Space
Mission aims at taking man to
asteroids beyond Mars and back
in a matter of years.

10. Understanding Dark Matter
Only about 5% of our universe is made up of visible
matter and nearly 27% is comprised of dark matter. Dark
matter is transparent to electromagnetic radiation and /
or is so dense and small that it fails to absorb or emit
enough radiation to be detectable by current imaging
technology.

11. SpaceTourism
SpaceTourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. A number of
startup companies have sprung up in recent years, such asVirgin Atlantic and XCOR
AeroSpace, to create a sub-orbital space tourism industry.

12. Any company in the business of space
must be prepared for extreme
complexity, as technical, logistical,
regulatory, political, operational, and
management challenges collide.The
up-front costs are tremendous; the
returns are uncertain.Tolerance for
error is close to zero, yet the materials
and engineering must push the
bounds of what is currently possible.
And though they seem innumerable,
every contingency must be planned
for.
IsThere Profit
in Outer
Space?

13. Indian Space Research
Organisation
SKY IS THE LIMIT

14. Indian Space Research Organization
• The Indian Space Research Organization is the primary body for
space research under the Government of India.
• It is one of six globally advanced research organizations that
dominate space.
• Established in its modern form in 1969 with Headquarters in
Bengaluru.
• ISRO’s first satellite Aryabhatta was launched in 1975.
• Average annual budget of INR 6000 crore.

15. The Indian Space Program

16. Founding Vision
• Utilization of space assets for socio-economic benefits
• Development of Telecom (INSAT Series), Remote-Sensing (IRS
Series) and Meteorology Satellites
• International collaboration with emphasis on mutual scientific and
technological benefit
• Indigenous capability in launch vehicles and all facets of space
exploration

19. Indian Space Exploration
Program

20. Founding Vision
• Understand the evolution and composition of the Solar System and
celestial bodies by deep space missions (Orbiter / Rover) and Space
Telescopes
• Create an environment of developmental application to further
India’s space initiatives beyond the planet.
• Incentivize researchers to draw analysis on the behavioural patterns
of outer space.

21. Mission Architecture
• Lunar Exploration – Chandrayaan I (2008) and Chandrayaan II (2013)
• Space Astronomy – Astrosat (2010) and Aditya (2012)
• Microgravity Research – Space Capsule Recovery Experiment: SRE 1
(2007) and SRE 2 (2010)
• Human Spaceflight Programme – First LEO mission by 2015-16
• Planetary Exploration – Mangalyaan (2014)
• Future Plans – Missions toAsteroids/Comets (2016) and Outer Solar
System (2018+)

23. Conclusion
Space is literally man’s final frontier.The quest
for exploration now focusses on outer space like
never before.With the advent of technology
and accumulation of data, we now have some
knowledge of our surroundings. However, the
universe is infinitely vast and almost all of it still
remains a mystery to mankind. New frontiers of
space research are constantly trying to answer
the most complicated questions in the history
of human intelligence.

24. The Team
• Sayan Hazra (1451060)
• Arjyak Bhattacharjee (1451061)
• Arkaprava Das (1451062)
• Sarfarazul Haq (1451063)
• Oisheek Dey (1451130)
• Suparno Ghoshal (1451133)
• Neelabja Roy (1451135)

25. ThankYou