ISRO presents model of Indian space station for the first time, will compete with China and US, to be launched…

This will put India in the list of select countries that operate orbital laboratories.

New Delhi: National Space Day is being celebrated for two days at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. During this, ISRO displayed the model of the Indian space station for the first time. This model is the same size as the module of the actual station.

ISRO’s ambitious project to send 5 modules into space

People who came to the exhibition at Bharat Mandapam understood with the help of this model how huge the space station can be in the future. Under this ambitious project of ISRO, a total of 5 modules will be sent into space. The total weight of all these will be 52 tonnes, which will be launched between 2028 and 2035 with the help of an LVM3 rocket. After the joining of these modules, the construction of the Indian space station will be completed. ISRO has taken an important step by introducing the BAS model.

How much does the BAS-01 weigh?

BAS-01 weighs about 10 tonnes. It will orbit at an altitude of 450 kilometres from the Earth. It has many special things, such as an Environmental Control and Life Support System and Bharat Docking System.

India plans to launch the first module of its own self-built space station, BAS, by 2028. This will put India in the list of select countries that operate orbital laboratories. Currently, only ISS and China’s Tiangong Space Station operate such stations.

What is the speciality of BAS-01?

Its main features include an indigenously developed Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS), Bharat Docking System, Bharat Berthing Mechanism, automatic hatch system, platform for microgravity research and technology demonstration, viewport for scientific imaging and crew entertainment.

The Indian space station will also have propulsion and ECLSS fluid refill, radiation, thermal and micrometeoroid orbital debris (MMOD) protection, space suits, etc.

Which research will BAS conduct in space?

BAS is expected to serve as a research platform for studying various aspects of space, life sciences, medicine and interplanetary exploration. It will provide an opportunity to study the effects of microgravity on human health and test technologies required for long-term human presence in space.

This space station will promote space tourism, and India will enter the commercial space sector by leveraging the resources of this orbital laboratory.

HIGHLIGHTS

• ISRO displayed the model of the Indian space station for the first time.
• People who came to the exhibition at Bharat Mandapam understood with the help of this model how huge the space station can be in the future.
• A total of 5 modules will be sent into space, and the total weight of all these will be 52 tonnes.
• It will orbit at an altitude of 450 kilometres from the Earth.

India plans to launch the first module of its own self-built space station, BAS, by 2028. This will put India in the list of select countries that operate orbital laboratories. Currently, only ISS and China’s Tiangong Space Station operate such stations.