New Frontiers in Space research

Space ResearchNEW FRONTIERS IN

“To explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.”CAPTAIN KIRK, STAR

TREK

Landmarks

WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR

• October 4, 1957 – Sputnik I is launched by the Soviet Union

• April 12, 1961 – Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space

• June 16, 1963 – Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space

• July 20, 1969 – Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon

• December 7, 1972 – The last stay of man on the moon

• April 24, 1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope is launched

• August 25, 2012 – First manmade probe in interstellar space

What’s Next?FALLING INTO INFINITY

The Search For Life

“With future technology and instruments currently under development, we will explore the solar system and beyond, and could indeed, perhaps in as little as 10-20 years, discover some form of life, past or present.”

- Dr. Ellen Stofan, Chief Scientist, NASA

Sending Man to MarsNASA is designing and building capabilities to

send humans farther into the solar system than ever before, including to an asteroid and Mars. The “Mars One” mission expects to land

the first human settlers on the Red Planet by 2023.

Conquering the Solar SystemThe Juno probe will reach Jupiter in July 2016 and spend a year making 33 elliptical orbits around it. The Orion Space Mission aims at taking man to asteroids beyond Mars and back in a matter of years.

Understanding Dark MatterOnly about 5% of our universe is made up of visible matter and nearly 27% is comprised of dark matter. Dark matter is transparent to electromagnetic radiation and / or is so dense and small that it fails to absorb or emit enough radiation to be detectable by current imaging technology.

Space TourismSpace Tourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. A number of startup companies have sprung up in recent years, such as Virgin Atlantic and XCOR AeroSpace, to create a sub-orbital space tourism industry.

Any company in the business of space must be prepared for extreme complexity, as technical, logistical, regulatory, political, operational, and management challenges collide. The up-front costs are tremendous; the returns are uncertain. Tolerance for error is close to zero, yet the materials and engineering must push the bounds of what is currently possible. And though they seem innumerable, every contingency must be planned for.

Is There Profit in Outer Space?

Indian Space Research OrganisationSKY IS THE LIMIT

Indian Space Research Organization• The Indian Space Research Organization is the primary

body for space research under the Government of India.• It is one of six globally advanced research organizations

that dominate space.• Established in its modern form in 1969 with

Headquarters in Bengaluru.• ISRO’s first satellite Aryabhatta was launched in 1975.• Average annual budget of INR 6000 crore.

The Indian Space Program

Founding Vision• Utilization of space assets for socio-economic benefits• Development of Telecom (INSAT Series), Remote-

Sensing (IRS Series) and Meteorology Satellites• International collaboration with emphasis on mutual

scientific and technological benefit• Indigenous capability in launch vehicles and all facets of

space exploration

Indian Space Exploration Program

Founding Vision• Understand the evolution and composition of the Solar

System and celestial bodies by deep space missions (Orbiter / Rover) and Space Telescopes• Create an environment of developmental application to

further India’s space initiatives beyond the planet.• Incentivize researchers to draw analysis on the

behavioural patterns of outer space.

Mission Architecture• Lunar Exploration – Chandrayaan I (2008) and

Chandrayaan II (2013)• Space Astronomy – Astrosat (2010) and Aditya (2012)• Microgravity Research – Space Capsule Recovery

Experiment: SRE 1 (2007) and SRE 2 (2010)• Human Spaceflight Programme – First LEO mission

by 2015-16• Planetary Exploration – Mangalyaan (2014)• Future Plans – Missions to Asteroids/Comets (2016)

and Outer Solar System (2018+)

ConclusionSpace is literally man’s final frontier. The quest for exploration now focusses on outer space like never before. With the advent of technology and accumulation of data, we now have some knowledge of our surroundings. However, the universe is infinitely vast and almost all of it still remains a mystery to mankind. New frontiers of space research are constantly trying to answer the most complicated questions in the history of human intelligence.

The Team• Sayan Hazra (1451060)• Arjyak Bhattacharjee (1451061)• Arkaprava Das (1451062)• Sarfarazul Haq (1451063)• Oisheek Dey (1451130)• Suparno Ghoshal (1451133)• Neelabja Roy (1451135)

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