Title: Strategic Perspectives and Technical Architecture Overview of Indian Space Exploration Missions
Abstract: The Indian Space Program has been geared towards the utilization of space capabilities for societal benefits. In so doing, it has formed a triad of telecommunications, remote sensing and meteorology missions for the past four decades since its inception. The 1990s witnessed indigenous development of medium and heavy lift launch vehicles PSLV and GSLV, and rapid national industrial growth through economic liberalization. These capabilities and a renewed global interest in lunar and planetary exploration formed the basis for Indian initiatives towards a sustainable space exploration framework. The successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India‘s first deep space and lunar mission on October 22, 2008 and its ongoing highresolution mapping by eleven scientific instruments, including those provided by international agencies heralds the beginning of Indian Space Exploration Program (ISEP). The newly evolving space exploration initiatives have broad political support and budget allocation. The ISEP consists of three distinct categories: (1) Space Science Missions (2) Lunar and Planetary Exploration (Orbiter/ Rover) Missions and (3) Human Spaceflight Program.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-04
Language: en
Type: article
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