The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preparing several flights from a specially designed test vehicle that will be used to test the Escape Crew (CES) system, which will be an important element of the flight mission of the Indian first human space (whip).
Built in Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), the vehicle is expected to be prepared at the end of this year and ISRO is planning at least one flight before the not requested mission is now scheduled to be scheduled in mid 2022.
Director of VSSC S Somnath told TOI: “…
Design work on CES is done and all reviews have been completed.
Most of the test vehicle system has been realized and the vehicle is in the phase of integration and must be prepared at the end of this year.
All CES must be tested several times before we put it in unmanned flights.
“Chair of Isro K Sivan said a new vehicle would be used to ensure that there was a mechanism without escaping crew, which was a very important aspect of the event because it helped handle every exigit during the trip or stay astronauts.
As reported first by TOI last year, the vehicle was built for runaway in the crew.
The propulsion will be above the crew module so that it can pull the crew by lifting the module and bring them to a safe place.
“We are looking at at least one test vehicle mission before the mission that is not printed.
This vehicle is intended to test cancel.
During the flight, we may need to cancel at a different stage, such as high dynamic pressure, critical flight shows, etc.
The test vehicle will be used for Test abortion until the first stage of flight.
It won’t go to orbit, “Sivan explained.
The Crew & GSLV-MK3ASIDE module of CES and test vehicles, VSSC is responsible for GSLV-MK3 – the launch vehicle that will be used for the failure – and some elements of the crew module.
“All design work on the launch vehicle is complete and we have started testing.
The L110 and C25 engines have completed the first level testing and further testing will continue.
S-200 solid booster is being prepared for a static test and we must be ready for it immediately.
Overall qualifications Work is ongoing.
There are many activities: All electronics are being revised, we add a higher redudance level.
Health management vehicle system design is complete.
Prototyping and testing will begin soon, “Somnath said.
Sivan, while showing that VSSC is also responsible for the structural design of the crew module, saying all systems in modules – avionics, control systems, computers, sensors, etc.
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Center (URSAC), while several centers will contribute to environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS).
“For ECLSS, which is a very important part of the crew module, LPSC (Liquid Propulsion Systems Center) will have the main responsibility.
They will build a pressure control system, while VSSC will build a thermal control system and SAC (Space Application Center) will develop Display crew, instrumentation etc., “said Sivan.
He added that the design phase of the crew module was completed and various centers had begun to manufacture the system.