Sunday, June 24, 2012

India chasing China Aerospace progress in the near term Japanese media

the agency of China has been actively developing the space industry, to see the achievements of other countries teeth itch. In fact, since China has become the third manned mission to the countries, many countries began to discuss who will become the fourth most popular answer seems to be: India. However, “Foreign scholars of India to become a” fourth “necessary equipment and the difficulties faced by India is difficult to own strength alone to catch up with China’s progress in the short term. Therefore, India and other countries should work together. “Foreign scholars,” the article is compiled as follows:
June 16, 9 Shenzhou, China successfully carrying three astronauts was launched. Two days later, Shenzhou No. 9, the first automatic rendezvous and docking with the target aircraft Temple One. This action is in addition to once again proved that China has become the world’s third largest space strong abroad, or China’s ambitious space program is another significant milestone for the country to bring very proud.
China has become the countries of the world’s third successful manned launch. Under these circumstances, India Should catch up with the pace of China to become a manned launch of the fourth country? The article, this will depend on India has the ability to pay, and consider the benefits of the development of manned programs.
In fact, in the past 40 years, India has begun to gradually advance its space program. In the 1970s and 1980s, India has established a small satellite and light rockets. To the mid-1990s, India changed to build large satellites and a powerful rocket. Therefore, India, in fact, and the United States, Russia, China and Japan, also has one of the few in the world capable of launching the satellite. India’s annual space budget of $ 1.5 billion, a big difference than the budget of 30-50 billion U.S. dollars in Russia, China, Japan, and Europe. In addition, the number of launches in India is relatively small, in the past two years (2010 and 2011), India only six launches, and Japan launch is almost the same, but far less than 11 European 34, 31 and Russia 66 launch.
in these countries, three countries have been successful manned launch – the U.S. and Russia as early as the 1960s, success in the past decade, China successfully pick up the astronauts on space.
during 1999-2002, China has successfully completed four unmanned space missions by the carrier rocket Long March II the F 7.8 tons of “Shenzhou” spacecraft into space. Subsequently, in 2003, 2005 and 2008 through a variety of “Shenzhou” spacecraft carrying astronauts to the sky. In September 2011, China launched the eight-ton unmanned space 1 JEM Temple, it can stay in space for several years and support the 10-day space life of the three astronauts. In November 2011, China launched the Shenzhou VIII and Temple One successful docking. 9 Finally, on June 18 this year, carrying three astronauts of Shenzhou success and Temple One docking.
Temple One is a stepping-stone of the building space stations. China to be built around 2020, weighing 60 tons, able to cope with the space station astronauts stay in space for several months.
In fact, just from the technical point of view, India is the capacity and space power on par, but India will require 15-20 years.
First, India needs to build the launch vehicle to spacecraft into space. India’s existing polar-orbiting satellite launch vehicle (, PSLV) safe and reliable, but the load capacity is very limited. On the other hand, India’s geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (of GSLV) are able to afford the 5 tons spacecraft launch, but experienced several failed launch their security level is not reliable. Succeed GSLV a new type of GSLV-Mk3 is expected in early 2013, the first test of GSLV-Mk3 can carry 8 tons heavy spacecraft. 2020-2025, if India after the salvo firing can prove the safety and reliability of GSLV-Mk3, GSLV-Mk3 will be prepared to be used as the use of launching spacecraft.
, India need to make spacecraft, in order to pick up the astronauts took off. In 2007, India has begun to experiment and test spacecraft return to Earth the heat shield. India’s space sector is also the idea of ??manufacturing a 3-ton spacecraft, preparatory carrying two astronauts into space a two-day task. Within a few years, India will successfully create ship 3 tons spacecraft, India will re-start manufacturing 5-8 tons of spacecraft. After 3-4 times of no manned launch test-firing, the Indian spacecraft for manned missions.
According to reports, the first five “Shenzhou” launch spent $ 2.5 billion, for India, which is absolutely astronomical. India’s space agency in 2007 is expected to successfully carry out the first manned space program, India needs to spend $ 2 billion in eight years for the construction of launch vehicles, spacecraft, and training of astronauts. If you would like to further enhance the capacity of the space program, India, and even spend $ 5 billion. However, India’s space program budget is only 1.5 billion, even if the annual increase of 10-15% of the budget, India is still unable to afford the expenditure of 5 billion U.S. dollars. After a slight increase in the budget, only India can follow the pace of China’s development, but the problem is that India at the expense of other aspects of national development.
If you do not want the additional expenditure, India In fact, you can choose another practice: reducing the current expenditure on space activities in India, some of the allocation of resources to develop the manned space program. However, to do so but it will weaken India’s major projects – because India is now actively develop satellite programs have a significant economic development and military strategy use.
In fact, the manned space program and has no real economic or military purposes. The manned program purely to help scientific research, this is because a number of major scientific research in space, especially in the International Space Station. In addition, the technology used in the manned space program will also help the development industry. However, the benefits of the manned space program has always been limited.
to the last, only in the development of the required technology, reducing costs and ensuring their access to the effectiveness of India in order to carefully try to follow the pace of China’s space development. However, due to the development of the manned space program, the cost is still high, but doubtful, so the fact you can choose and the United States and Russia and other countries, drawing on their space technology. Therefore, at the same time to develop its own manned space program in India, its astronauts in fact, the spacecraft can take on the United States and Russia, while India’s spacecraft to an international rocket carrying into space.
In short, India rely on any other power up the space better than to slow the development of the manned space program.

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