Indian Space Programme Discussion

SivaVijay · Post by **SivaVijay** » 12 Nov 2014 17:38

Indian Manned mission by 2021

kit · Post by **kit** » 12 Nov 2014 18:05

JTull wrote:
prasannasimha wrote:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new ... 110347.cms

NEW DELHI: India will conduct an experimental test of its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark 3 in mid-December, ISRO Chief K Radhakrishnan said Tuesday.

"China has launch vehicles with 5.5 tonnes capacity, Europe has 11 tonnes capacity launch vehicle, US has 13 tonnes capacity launch vehicles and Russia has nearly 10 tonnes capacity vehicles," he said.

The ISRO chief said the long term target is to make a launch vehicle with 12 tonnes capacity.
He means 12 tonnes to GTO!

i suppose thats comparable to Energia and the Falcon heavy ! ..should be around 70 tons to LEO

SBajwa · Post by **SBajwa** » 13 Nov 2014 21:56

USA calls Astronauts
Russia calls Cosmonauts
China calls Taikunauts

What would we call our "Antrix Yatris"?

member_28108 · Post by **member_28108** » 13 Nov 2014 22:13

SBajwa wrote:USA calls Astronauts
Russia calls Cosmonauts
China calls Taikunauts

What would we call our "Antrix Yatris"?

Vyomanauts ahs been finalized by ISRO

hanumadu · Post by **hanumadu** » 14 Nov 2014 02:40

Why retain the 'naut'? Wouldn't it be better if the entire word is Indianized?

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 14 Nov 2014 02:42

Bharatiya Antarikshyatri

Period

NRao · Post by **NRao** » 14 Nov 2014 03:10

SBajwa wrote: China calls Taikunauts

Taikonauts.

Wiki wrote: Chinese
Main article: Chinese space program
See also: List of Chinese astronauts

Official English-language texts issued by the government of China use astronaut while texts in Russian use космонавт (cosmonaut).[19][20] In official Chinese-language texts, "yǔ háng yuán" (宇航员, "space navigating personnel") is used for astronauts and cosmonauts, and "háng tiān yuán" (航天员, "space navigating personnel") is used for Chinese astronauts. The phrase "tài kōng rén" (太空人, "spaceman") is often used in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[citation needed]

The term taikonaut is used by some English-language news media organizations for professional space travelers from China.[21] The word has featured in the Longman and Oxford English dictionaries, the latter of which describes it as "a hybrid of the Chinese term taikong (space) and the Greek naut (sailor)"; the term became more common in 2003 when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space aboard the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.[22] This is the term used by Xinhua News Agency in the English version of the Chinese People's Daily since the advent of the Chinese space program.[23] The origin of the term is unclear; as early as May 1998, Chiew Lee Yih (趙裡昱) from Malaysia, used it in newsgroups.[24][25]

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 14 Nov 2014 04:33

Tarayatri
Grahyatri/ Grahvaan

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 14 Nov 2014 04:55

'Antarikshi' (spacer) would suffice, IMO...

rgsrini · Post by **rgsrini** » 14 Nov 2014 06:27

India to launch unmanned crew module in December
Sorry if already posted here. This has a latest picture of the crew module, undergoing vibration tests. Quite TFTA and will surely tickle the jingo's pink.

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 14 Nov 2014 09:00

Akashayatri.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 14 Nov 2014 09:05

why not akashnaut? but might be only remain around earth (atmosphere)

antaranaut is fine. [but that might be meaning inner-space ?]

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 14 Nov 2014 09:13

http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.d ... /recherche

i guess prasannasimha is right on vyomanaut.
going by this lexicon site, aZa-naut is one.. i don't know how they pronounce.

we can easily convert naut -> nath!

vyomanath is super! above all loknath.

abhijitm · Post by **abhijitm** » 14 Nov 2014 10:25

Brahmandyatri

Pulikeshi · Post by **Pulikeshi** » 14 Nov 2014 10:31

Just to point out onlee this much i solved 4 years ago:

Antrixyatri

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:57 pm

harbans wrote:
^^ Vyomagami sounds cool. Better than Vyomanaut or gaganaut.

pulikeshi wrote: Since ISRO has ANTRIX corp. Why not use it to better the brand?

Antrixyatri - One who is space traveler (No artificial "naut", gender neutral and simple!)

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 14 Nov 2014 10:32

Should name it after Murugan(from the story where he and Ganesha compete for the mango). Can add quick gun in front

Edit: duh, it was in plain sight, saravanaut!

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 15 Nov 2014 08:45

saravana wrote:Should name it after Murugan(from the story where he and Ganesha compete for the mango). Can add quick gun in front
Edit: duh, it was in plain sight, saravanaut!

Real good one there saravana ji, really good!!!

JTull · Post by **JTull** » 15 Nov 2014 12:25

In the end the purpose of this 'naut' nomenclature is to identify with a country. I'd keep it simple such as
Hindunaut
Bharatnaut
Indunaut
etc

johneeG · Post by **johneeG** » 15 Nov 2014 12:47

Gagan wrote:Bharatiya Antarikshyatri

Period

Akhil Bhaarathiya Vignyan Parishodhna Anthariksha Yaathri...

RonyKJ · Post by **RonyKJ** » 15 Nov 2014 17:37

If the idea is to have a word derived from an Indian language, then I hope
they avoid any word ending in -naut.
I think any word which limits the meaning to atmosphere should also be
avoided.
The word should also be easy to pronounce and not too long.
If I had a better knowledge of Sanskrit, I would give it a shot, but since
I don't I will let the pundits do it.

bharats · Post by **bharats** » 15 Nov 2014 18:16

JTull wrote:In the end the purpose of this 'naut' nomenclature is to identify with a country. I'd keep it simple such as
Hindunaut
Bharatnaut
Indunaut
etc

Bharatnaut- I second this name

member_28756 · Post by **member_28756** » 15 Nov 2014 18:22

bharats wrote:
JTull wrote:In the end the purpose of this 'naut' nomenclature is to identify with a country. I'd keep it simple such as
Hindunaut
Bharatnaut
Indunaut
etc
Bharatnaut- I second this name

How about Indonaut ?

AbhiJ · Post by **AbhiJ** » 15 Nov 2014 19:05

Annadurai is also helming the Aditya mission, a
satellite which would act as a solar observatory,
and is officially scheduled for launch in 2016-17.
"We will be going to a point 1.5 million kilometres
away from Earth, from which we will observe the
sun constantly," says Annadurai, who has been with ISRO since 1982. "Technically, this is a very
challenging mission. Normally, any satellite will go
around a mother planet but this will be at a point
where the gravity of the sun and the Earth will
play a role to keep the satellite in place," he says.

The Lagrangian Point, as it is called, is named
after 18th century mathematician Joseph-Louis
Lagrange, informs former ISRO chairman Rao.
Rao retired in 1994, but is involved in projects
when he is asked ("Without any fee", he adds
with a chuckle). The original idea had been to have a satellite at an orbit of 600 km above Earth
which would carry one instrument but this scope
was later altered.

ISRO scientists
also said rocket to Mercury and another mission
to Mars are being considered, according to a
report in Mint. Next year will also see the launch
of Astrosat, a multi-wavelength astronomy
mission carrying multiple instruments to study celestial sources.

http://www.business-standard.com/articl ... 887_1.html

Comer · Post by **Comer** » 15 Nov 2014 19:06

deejay wrote:
saravana wrote:Should name it after Murugan(from the story where he and Ganesha compete for the mango). Can add quick gun in front
Edit: duh, it was in plain sight, saravanaut!
Real good one there saravana ji, really good!!!

Thank you ji! Hope ISRO listens

disha · Post by **disha** » 16 Nov 2014 00:02

MANNY K wrote: Bharatnaut- I second this name

How about Indonaut ?[/quote]

All the naut-i business should be junked

Here - it is already thought of:

Gagana Viharin (Sky Voyager)

Very unique, no naut-i or nutty business (why import a concept for poor aam-admi), no tongue twisters (like vyomanaut).

Simple - GaganaViharin - everybody knows what is Gagana and what is Vihar. There is immediate connection.

But then ISRO does it have ears?

disha · Post by **disha** » 16 Nov 2014 00:04

Gagan wrote:Bharatiya Antarikshyatri

Period

If the name "GaganaViharin" is adapted, you will be proud. Period.

vdutta · Post by **vdutta** » 16 Nov 2014 00:06

Either go with "Narad" or simple "Antriksh Yatri"

member_22733 · Post by **member_22733** » 16 Nov 2014 00:09

Akash-sanchari maybe?

à¤µà¤°à¥à¤£ · Post by **à¤µà¤°à¥à¤£** » 16 Nov 2014 01:26

Astronaut comes from astro + nautes (sailor)
This could become vyomanavik, and the captain could be vyomanayak

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 16 Nov 2014 06:19

We should reclaim the word "navigator" or "navigate" which came from the Sanskrit "navgath" or "navgathi". It is in use in Hindi and other Indic languages in the form of nau or nav (boat). Also, "outer space" has zero meaning in Sanskrit where space is space, inner or outer (akasha).

SaiK wrote: we can easily convert naut -> nath!

Well, naut (nautical) came from nau (boat) also. And juggernaut is the anglicized Jagannath.

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 16 Nov 2014 11:07

Can we end this naming discussion on this thread please... it has outlived its utility.

member_28756 · Post by **member_28756** » 16 Nov 2014 17:54

rgsrini wrote:India to launch unmanned crew module in December
Sorry if already posted here. This has a latest picture of the crew module, undergoing vibration tests. Quite TFTA and will surely tickle the jingo's pink.

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India ... r_999.html

member_28332 · Post by **member_28332** » 16 Nov 2014 21:53

At some point, India should stop reinventing the wheel in the name of patriotism and focus on substance. Calling Indian astronauts as "Astronauts" is somehow diminishing the effort or the prestige involved in this exercise? Just because Chinese are calling their astronauts as taikonauts, it doesn't mean we should too.

disha · Post by **disha** » 16 Nov 2014 22:39

MANNY K wrote:

The fotu makes GSLV look fatter than it usually is!!!

KrishG · Post by **KrishG** » 16 Nov 2014 23:05

disha wrote:
MANNY K wrote:
The fotu makes GSLV look fatter than it usually is!!!

It's the photo from Wikipedia which has been altered. I took this photo during Aero India 2009. They had a nice model of LVM3. Why people no credit the fotu!!

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 16 Nov 2014 23:27

can they send some mice or some mammal on that crew module as well? that is important as well to observe various O2, blood pressure, other behavior etc.

vasu raya · Post by **vasu raya** » 17 Nov 2014 07:00

How about recovering the rest of the stages as well for reuse? especially the cryo one, partially making amends for the launch rate

fanne · Post by **fanne** » 17 Nov 2014 07:21

It looks like showing the middle finger - to all the tech blockers

Indranil · Post by **Indranil** » 17 Nov 2014 08:26

vasu raya wrote:How about recovering the rest of the stages as well for reuse? especially the cryo one, partially making amends for the launch rate

It won't have a cryo stage. Only a dummy.

kit · Post by **kit** » 17 Nov 2014 18:12

After mangalyan everyone and his uncle (among nations ) wants to send up a satellite and blast away to Mars etc ..even the UAE which almost has no space industry to talk about is currently thinking about how to copy the Indian success on their own !! ..some talks about poaching people / espionage not withstanding how exactly is ISRO trying to help other nations get to Mars (tongue in cheek of course !) ..