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Today we will learn about the ISRO Space Station
ISRO this year at the HSF conference
they showed off their space stations concept model
Sent to me by Dr. Siddarth Pandey, proff at Amity
They cant name it Indian Space Station since it will be short for ISS then...
Maybe Bharat Space Station then (BSS)?
Since we cant see much in the images
I have 3D modelled this
We will talk about the details like
launch date , weight , orbit , launch vehicle ......
But i need you to set your expectations
I have seen many unfortunate videos on youtube india
the Typical cringe Indian Space videos
Who have spoiled the Indian Space Communities name
They show the International space station
and tell us how we are going to make a space station as big as ISS
Billions of dollars are required to build a space station on that scale
and many countries contributed money to it
ISRO also can make a space station of that scale no doubt
but you require too much money
And when we are doing such a large project its important to learn 1st on a smaller scale
and then make it bigger
we are going to put humans inside it
it gets sensitive and extra safe
Its not like making 5 minute noodles
Such videos dramatically increase expectations from people
and when they dont see what they expected
they start abusing or bad calling
beware and report such videos as misleading
Now let's talk about the real thing
as you can see this is a modular space station
modular meaning it will launch in parts and than get assembled
this entirely cant be sent in one launch
2 similar parts and the between part is different
ignore my gaganyaan crew module
because modelling is in progress
let's talk about each part individually
let's start with the center module
we'll call it core module
as you can see , it has 6 docking ports
so we now have a minimum of 6 docking ports
this will be the part from which the station will begiin to expand.
most likely this will be launched after the habitat module.
this will require its own control/avianoics /fuel and some thrusters
to keep itself in orbit
a suspicious module is attached below the yellow color one
we can only spculate on what it is exactly
maybe it's an inflatable habitat module
but we dont if ISRO is working on it
maybe its just a storage module to store things
open to speculation, you can let me know in the comments what you think it is
so this was our core module
fuel and control is important especially while docking
well talk about docking later on
Next is the habitat module
calling it the habitat module because people are going to live in it
its like a big cylinder
curves as it approaches the core module
there is a docking port behind the module
where Gaganyaan will dock
as you saw in the start
it has  big solar panels on top and bottom
they will help produce power to the whole station
this also will require its own fuel and control systems
4 white sheets you can see?
those are radiators
why radiators ?
in space one side of the station will be sun lit
meaning it will be very hot
other side will be relatively dark
it will be very cold
radiators hence used to maintain the temperature of the station and science equipment
they are very critical
ISRO might have this tech
gagaganyaans service module where it has 4 solar panels
that also will have radiators behind the solar panel
to cool the gaganyaan cabin and instruments
this module will ben launched speerately....
it has to have its own fuel
so it can dock
how will ISRO practice docking?
1st habitat should be launched( mistake speaking )
then the core then the 2nd copy
this will autonomously dock with the core
meaning attach itself with it
to practice this...
ISRO is going to perform a mission called SPADEX
meaning Space Docking Experiment
where it will send 2 small satellites on the PSLV
and they will dock autonomously in space
i hope they are International Docking Adapters
because in the future if we...
if we want to dock this with a module of the ISS
or dock another international vehicle with this we could do it
same with Gaganyaan
so this was the basic part
it can hold 2 to 4 people in it approx
for about 20 days
after that ? not sure
it will need fuel for reboosting
it's heavy and it will go to an about 400km orbit
and on a inclination
it might deorbit after some time if not boosted
it will need fuel to maintain itself in orbit
or it will come crashing down back
it weighs roughly 20 tonnes they say
we could consider 10 tonnes per habitat module
this could change
ill tell you the launch date
let's discuss the rocket 1st
since this is about 10 tonnes and going to LEO
this could be launched by the GSLV MK3
our current most powerful rocket
but by the time it launches our HLV( heavy launch vehicle ) might be ready
if you want to know about HLV, check i button
planned to launch around 2030
looks cool to be honest
almost 6 docking ports available at one time
we can make expand this in the future
can we do it in 2030 ?
after 1st Gaganyaan launch
then the government will be serious about this
maybe now a little is alloted for like design maybe?
we'll see when the budget arrives
problem is when we will be making our space station...
or when we'll be in it's final stages
the world will be on the moon with humans
NASA may land and start moon base construction
China might also land with humans on the moon by then
but ISRO does not involve itself in competition
just because china has done , ISRO wont do
ISRO will do what is in it's best interest and nations interest in its available resources
maybe this space station is never made, maybe we join NASA's Artemis Program
and we are on the moon
before china
cant really say ... there is a decade to go
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