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Business Standard
23-05-2025
- Science
- Business Standard
ISRO chief V Narayanan says 2025 very important, declares it Gaganyaan year
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief V Narayanan highlighted the importance of 2025, which has been declared the "Gaganyaan" year. The ISRO chief said that 7200 tests have been completed as of now, and 3000 tests are pending. The Gaganyaan Programme, approved in December 2018, envisages human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and establishing technologies required for a long-term Indian human space exploration endeavour. V Narayanan was speaking at an event in Kolkata on Thursday. "This year is a very important year for us. We have declared it Gaganyaan year. Before sending the humans, we have planned three uncrewed missions and the first uncrewed mission is planned this year... Till date, more than 7200 tests have been completed and about 3000 tests are pending, work is going on 24 hours", V Narayanan said. V Narayanan expressed his happiness over the completion of SpaDeX mission. He asserted that ISRO "accounted for ten kilos of fuel to do this mission." He further informed that a number of missions are planned in 2025 which includes a NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite, which will be launched by India's own launch vehicle. "Today, we are happy to report that the SpaDeX mission has been successfully completed. We accounted ten kilos of fuel to do this mission, but we did it with only half the fuel and the rest of the fuel is available, and in the coming months, you will hear that a lot of experiments are planned... This year, a number of important missions are planned and there is going to be a NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite and it will be launched by our own launch vehicle and we are going to have a commercial mission and a communication satellite for commercial aspects, which we are going to launch", he added. According to ISRO's official website, the SpaDex mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission that uses two small spacecraft launched by PSLV to demonstrate in-space docking. The ISRO chief said that by December 2025, the first uncrewed mission to be called as "Vyommitra", followed by two uncrewed missions, will be launched by ISRO. In contrast, the organisation targets the first human space flight by the first quarter of 2027. "By December this year, there will be the first uncrewed mission, followed by two uncrewed missions, and we are targeting the first human space flight by the first quarter of 2027. In fact, almost every month this year, a launch is scheduled. The first uncrewed mission with a robot called 'Vyommitra' will be launched by the end of this year", V Narayanan told reporters.
NDTV
23-05-2025
- Science
- NDTV
"7,200 Tests Completed": ISRO Declares 2025 As Gaganyaan Year
Kolkata: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief V Narayanan highlighted the importance of 2025, which has been declared the "Gaganyaan" year. The ISRO chief said that 7200 tests have been completed as of now, and 3000 tests are pending. The Gaganyaan Programme, approved in December 2018, envisages human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and establishing technologies required for a long-term Indian human space exploration endeavour. V Narayanan was speaking at an event in Kolkata on Thursday. "This year is a very important year for us. We have declared it Gaganyaan year. Before sending the humans, we have planned three uncrewed missions and the first uncrewed mission is planned this year... Till date, more than 7200 tests have been completed and about 3000 tests are pending, work is going on 24 hours", V Narayanan said. V Narayanan expressed his happiness over the completion of SpaDeX mission. He asserted that ISRO "accounted for ten kilos of fuel to do this mission." He further informed that a number of missions are planned in 2025 which includes a NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite, which will be launched by India's own launch vehicle. "Today, we are happy to report that the SpaDeX mission has been successfully completed. We accounted ten kilos of fuel to do this mission, but we did it with only half the fuel and the rest of the fuel is available, and in the coming months, you will hear that a lot of experiments are planned... This year, a number of important missions are planned and there is going to be a NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite and it will be launched by our own launch vehicle and we are going to have a commercial mission and a communication satellite for commercial aspects, which we are going to launch", he added. According to ISRO's official website, the SpaDex mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission that uses two small spacecraft launched by PSLV to demonstrate in-space docking. The ISRO chief said that by December 2025, the first uncrewed mission to be called as "Vyommitra", followed by two uncrewed missions, will be launched by ISRO. In contrast, the organisation targets the first human space flight by the first quarter of 2027. "By December this year, there will be the first uncrewed mission, followed by two uncrewed missions, and we are targeting the first human space flight by the first quarter of 2027. In fact, almost every month this year, a launch is scheduled. The first uncrewed mission with a robot called 'Vyommitra' will be launched by the end of this year", V Narayanan told reporters. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
India Gazette
23-05-2025
- Science
- India Gazette
We have declared 2025 as Gaganyaan year: ISRO chief V Narayanan
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 23 (ANI): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief V Narayanan highlighted the importance of 2025, which has been declared the 'Gaganyaan' year. The ISRO chief said that 7200 tests have been completed as of now, and 3000 tests are pending. The Gaganyaan Programme, approved in December 2018, envisages human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and establishing technologies required for a long-term Indian human space exploration endeavour. V Narayanan was speaking at an event in Kolkata on Thursday. 'This year is a very important year for us. We have declared it Gaganyaan year. Before sending the humans, we have planned three uncrewed missions and the first uncrewed mission is planned this year... Till date, more than 7200 tests have been completed and about 3000 tests are pending, work is going on 24 hours', V Narayanan said. V Narayanan expressed his happiness over the completion of SpaDeX mission. He asserted that ISRO 'accounted for ten kilos of fuel to do this mission.' He further informed that a number of missions are planned in 2025 which includes a NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite, which will be launched by India's own launch vehicle. 'Today, we are happy to report that the SpaDeX mission has been successfully completed. We accounted ten kilos of fuel to do this mission, but we did it with only half the fuel and the rest of the fuel is available, and in the coming months, you will hear that a lot of experiments are planned... This year, a number of important missions are planned and there is going to be a NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite and it will be launched by our own launch vehicle and we are going to have a commercial mission and a communication satellite for commercial aspects, which we are going to launch', he added. According to ISRO's official website, the SpaDex mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission that uses two small spacecraft launched by PSLV to demonstrate in-space docking. The ISRO chief said that by December 2025, the first uncrewed mission to be called as 'Vyommitra', followed by two uncrewed missions, will be launched by ISRO. In contrast, the organisation targets the first human space flight by the first quarter of 2027. 'By December this year, there will be the first uncrewed mission, followed by two uncrewed missions, and we are targeting the first human space flight by the first quarter of 2027. In fact, almost every month this year, a launch is scheduled. The first uncrewed mission with a robot called 'Vyommitra' will be launched by the end of this year', V Narayanan told reporters. (ANI)
Mint
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Mint
Auto parts makers are battling EV to tariff threats. They may have found the next big thing
For auto component makers facing risks from the rise of electric vehicles and looming US tariffs, a new potential market is emerging: humanoid robots. Manufacturers of engine components and transmissions to brake assemblies can diversify into making parts for robots that look and function like humans. 'There are companies which have already started making humanoid robots," said Rohit Nanda, group chief financial Officer at Sona Comstar, which announced its foray into the segment on 30 April. 'About 50% of the bill of materials of such robots are products which we make for other applications like motors, drives, gears,etc." Also read | Man versus machine as China shows off humanoid robots in half-marathon The use of robots in scientific research to factories is expected to explode over the next decade. The Indian Space Research Organisation has developed a humanoid robot, Vyommitra, which will fly into space as part of the test launches for the Gaganyaan mission. Goldman Sachs expects theglobalmarket for humanoids to grow to $38 billion by 2035. China dominates The supply chain is dominated by Chinese players, who could be challenged, Nanda of Sona Comstar told Mint. 'We need to learn how to make these for a different use case. Our engineers will work with potential customers to develop these capabilities." The key to the growth of the humanoid robots market is making components cheaper, according to Jacqueline Du, head of China industrial technology research at Goldman Sachs. This is where the Indian auto component makers can help with large-scale production at lower costs. 'Players involved in the auto component manufacturing industry have perfected the cost model for the parts," said Prateek Jain, cofounder and chief operating officer at Addverb Technologies, a robotics company. 'They make many of the products, including gears and motors, which are critical in the production of robots." Also read | Man versus machine as China shows off humanoid robots in half-marathon According to Jain, a single humanoid can have 42-50 actuators or a complex system of parts that convert energy into physical motion. 'We need the precision, quality, scale and cost, which can be provided by auto parts players to develop the humanoid robot ecosystem in India." Sona Comstar estimates that 10 million humanoid robots are expected to be deployed by 2035. This story will unfold in the next 5-10 years, CFO Nanda said. 'This doesn't come in a big way into revenue in the next 2 to 3 years. Initial investments will be in the engineering team. Once we understand the opportunity, then we can invest in setting up a manufacturing facility." Mitigating global risks The bet on making parts for humanoid robots is part of a diversification effort by an industry prone to cyclical slowdowns because of its global exposure. In the year through March 2024, auto component players exported parts worth $21 billion, with nearly a third of it coming from the US. Donald Trump's tariff threat is a big concern for the sector. 'We identify three key risks for auto ancillary players—USMCA/tariffs, EU weakness and Chinese competition, and EVs – given the industry's export reliance on US/EU and good salience of engine components," analysts at Ambit Institutional Equities wrote in a 25 April note. Targeting robots as a new market is also seen as a prudent bet for auto parts makers because it's still nascent and scale is not expected anytime soon. Also read | Race to outrun humans: How humanoid robots are closing the gap The pursuit of leading auto component players to diversify into areas like electronics, robot part manufacturing, aerospace and defence will continue to intensify as these players will look to find new avenues of growth and expand margins, according to Jugnu Sakuja, managing director at consultancy firm Alvarez & Marsal. 'Such moves take time to materialise due to the need for technical capabilities, reliability and testing requirements as well as certifications." Jefferies analysts Nitij Mangal, Sagar Sahu and Kevin Verghese, in a 9 March note, said that rising electronics manufacturing in the country has opened doors for auto parts players to diversify. 'We believe more firms may expand into electronics, which may potentially lift growth outlook and multiples," they wrote.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Manned Gaganyaan mission in first quarter of 2027: Jitendra Singh
NEW DELHI: The launch of India's maiden human space flight - Gaganyaan - is now scheduled for the first quarter of 2027, space minister Jitendra Singh said on by Isro chairman V Narayanan during a media interaction here, the minister said the successful completion of TV-D1 mission and the first uncrewed test vehicle abort mission earlier this year have laid a strong foundation for the upcoming test schedule. The second test vehicle mission (TV-D2) is slated for later in 2025, followed by the uncrewed orbital flights of Gaganyaan involving a female robot, Vyommitra . These milestones will culminate in India's maiden human spaceflight in 2027, marking the country's formal entry into the elite group of nations - currently comprising the US, Russia and China - capable of human it a "historic mission", Singh said "the Gaganyaan programme not only involves Isro scientists, but several key institutes like IITs, IISc, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and armed forces, particularly Navy personnel, are also playing key roles in preparation for the mission." Hinting at Gaganyaan and Deep Ocean Mission launches, Singh said, "India will explore both space and deep sea in 2026." The Isro chairman said govt has increased the Gaganyaan budget to Rs 20,193 crore from an initial outlay of Rs 10,000 crore as programme will now involve eight missions, of which two will carry human crew and other six will be uncrewed. "It is not an Isro programme, it is a national programme," said Narayanan while informing that Isro has successfully completed 7,000 tests to certify the human rating of its launch vehicle for human-rated LVM3 vehicle, crew escape system, crew module, and service module are in final testing and integration. Astronaut-designates have completed physical, psychological, and spaceflight training, and are now in the final phase of mission-specific preparation, Narayanan confirmed.
