On Tuesday, Chairman ISRO Shri A S Kiran Kumar during his visit to Ahmedabad addressed ISRO scientists. Kiran Kumar talked about future missions and working to achieve critical technologies for human space mission. He added “We are working for critical technologies for human space programmes. Currently we are working on environmentally controlled chamber so that the chamber is habitable for human being for long period,” ISRO Chairman A S Kirankumar said on a question if the space organisation is working for building capsule for human space programme.
“We have ensured that various oxygen level and carbon dioxide level is conducive for human being for weeks together in the capsule. The methods of controlling the environment ensuring that whether inside the capsule is comfortable for astronauts, those experiments are going on,” he said.”When capsule came back from the space it traverse through the atmosphere and outer tiles sustain the enormous heat that is generated. So there are some heat retardant paints which can be useful.
Even in case of accidental fire, so these kind of fire retardant paints will be used,” he said.The chairman informed of ISRO rendering help in PM Modi’s ambitious Ganga Mission by providing real-time data on water quality.
“On Clean Ganga Mission we are providing some real-time information layers. Information is being collected through various satellite data and also using satellite data for monitoring quality of water is being done,” he said.
“We want students to work in space programme through FEAST (Finite Element Software for Structure Analysis) software. He briefed on challenges of GSLV mark III missions and their future schedules.
Chairman ISRO visited Science City while in Ahmedabad and delivered a talk at AMA.
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