Bharat Rakshak

... === Whichever space agency (ISRO or NASA or private) cracks the above will have a real winner on hand. However that is still a generation away (some 25 years from now)., looking at SpaceX or Boeing - both have capsule design which harkens back to 1970s (only bigger and better) and ISRO is also ...

Thanks for responding. I used Dr. John Schilling's Launch Performance Calculator at http://www.silverbirdastronautics.com/LVperform.html to estimate these payload values. I've found it's within 10% accurate when I tested it on known liquid-fueled rockets. It wasn't as accurate though when calculati...

I plugged in the more accurate values for the GSLV launchers on the http://www.spaceflight101.com page and was surprised to see the payload went up to 9,000 kg(!). This is close to the 10,000 kg payload capacity of the more expensive GSLV Mk. III itself. Note also this configuration with four liquid...

Hello all. First post to the forum. I am not Indian but I am a fan of human spaceflight. Congratulations to the ISRO on their successful test of the GSLV Mk. III. I am impressed by India's desire to proceed with a human spaceflight program. I had some ideas about how that could be accelerated: A li...

Hello all. First post to the forum. I am not Indian but I am a fan of human spaceflight. Congratulations to the ISRO on their successful test of the GSLV Mk. III. I am impressed by India's desire to proceed with a human spaceflight program. I had some ideas about how that could be accelerated: A liq...