Indian space programme

[alokmohan]

India plans to build a new satellite launch pad and a major training facility for astronauts as it proposed to undertake a manned space mission by 2015. <p style="margin-left:2pt">"It (the cost of setting up the launch pad) is around Rs 600 crore. A major national facility (for training astronauts) will be established here (Bangalore),Indian Space research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan Nair told PTI. </p><p style="margin-left:2pt">It would be the third launch pad in the Sriharikota spaceport Hindu)</p>

 

[JonClarke]

<p>That's exciting news.&nbsp; Do you have a source?</p><p>Jon<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>

 

[kelvinzero]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>That's exciting news.&nbsp; Do you have a source?Jon <br />Posted by jonclarke</DIV></p><p>Googled the first line and found this:</p><p>http://www.space-travel.com/reports/India_To_Build_New_Launch_Pad_Astronaut_Training_Centre_999.html&nbsp;(also on the pti site mentioned)</p><p>Also&nbsp;had a look at&nbsp;http://www.isro.org/&nbsp;but didnt see it there.</p>

 

[JonClarke]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Googled the first line and found this:http://www.space-travel.com/reports/India_To_Build_New_Launch_Pad_Astronaut_Training_Centre_999.html(also on the pti site mentioned)Also&nbsp;had a look at&nbsp;http://www.isro.org/but didnt see it there. <br />Posted by kelvinzero</DIV></p><p>Thankss!</p><p>If this happens it would be great to have a fourth organisation putting people into orbit </p><p>Jon<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>