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 by Staff Writers New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 13, 2022
India's flagship human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has completed the design and testing phases. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch two uncrewed missions ahead of the final mission in 2023. India's space exploration agency ISRO achieved a significant milestone with the successful long-duration cryogenic engine test for the Gaganyaan project on Wednesday. The engine was tested for 720 seconds at the ISRO propulsion complex in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. "The performance of the engine met the test objectives, and the engine parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test," ISRO said in a statement. The test ensures the reliability and robustness of the cryogenic engine for induction into the human-rated launch vehicle for Gaganyaan. "Further, this engine will undergo four more tests for a cumulative duration of 1810 seconds," the agency added. The programme has been delayed by at least two years due to the pandemic. ISRO plans to send two uncrewed flights in 2022 to test end-to-end capacity for the country's first manned mission. Currently, only three countries - the US, Russia, and China - have independent human spaceflight capabilities. Source: RIA Novosti
Gilmour Space fires up for 2022 with Australia's largest rocket engine test Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Jan 11, 2022 Rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have greeted the new year with a successful 110-kilonewton test fire of the most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia. The 75-second test was a major milestone for Gilmour Space, which is developing Australian Made rockets that will, over the next five years, be capable of launching 300- to 4,000-kilogram satellites and payloads into low earth and other orbits. "What you see here is the main engine that will power the first and sec ... read more
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