Vikram-1 (Skyroot Aerospace)
- Mission Aagaman: landmark maiden orbital test flight of the Vikram-1 rocket
- 3D printed engine
- 3 solid stage + 1 liquid stage orbital adjustment module
- launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota
- carries small satelites upto 350kg into LEO
Moon Base Programme
- discussed during India USA Civil Space Joint Working Group
- at ISRO HQ, Bglr
- NASA officially INVITED ISRO to join Moon Base Programme under Artemis Accord
- programme not by ISRO
- the event where ISRO got invitation, that event was hosted by ISRO
- Moon Base goal:
- build humanity’s FIRST PERMANENT lunar outpost near lunar south pole
- phases:
- PHASE 1: 2026-29: surface access, robotic tech
- PHASE 2: 2029-32: deploy fountational sufrace infra (communication, vehicle)
- PHASE 3: 2032+: assemble permanent outpost for extended astronaut stay
Mains related: Space-MoonBase
China - Russia ILRS
- International Lunar Research Station
- south pole of moon, target 2035
- 17 countries
Reusable launch vehicles
| Country | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| USA | Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, New Shepard, New Glenn |
| China | Zhuque-3, Long March-10B |
| India | RLV-TD, RLV-LEX |
| Europe (ESA) | Themis Programme |
| Japan (JAXA) | CALLISTO |
Other Dump
- Cosmic Dawn: time when very first starst & galaxies lit up in early universe (50M - 1B years after Big Bang)
- Zhuque-3 Y2 Reusable Launch Vehicle: 2 stage, by China
- Liquid Oxygen Methane (Methalox) - high density and clean burning