India eyes its own space station by 2035, ISRO wants industry to collaborate

ISRO Chairman S Somanath revealed that India wants its own space station by 2035. The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO was working on the design of the rocket. It would like the industry to collaborate with it in the development of a reusable rocket. This rocket should be capable of carrying heavier payloads into orbit. The Next-Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) should be capable of carrying a 10 tonne payload in the Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) or 20 tonnes to the low earth orbit. ISRO was working on the design of the rocket and the intention is to bring “industry along in the development process. All the money need not be invested by us. We want the industry to invest to create this rocket for all of us." That is what S Somanath told to a section of the media. ISRO eyes next generation launch vehicle for heavier payloads. Another official of ISRO added that the new rocket would be helpful because India plans to have its own space station by 2035. It was also eyeing deep space missions, human space flights, cargo missions and putting multiple communication satellites into orbit at the same time.

The NGLV would be simple and robust machine. Its design would be for bulk manufacturing in order to bring economy into operations related to space transportation. Somanath also said the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has been the warhorse of ISROs rocket but its technology is outdated and not suitable for launch rockets in the future. ISRO plans to have the design of the NGLV ready within a year and offer it to the industry for production, with the first launch tentatively scheduled for 2030. The NGLV could be a three-stage rocket powered by green fuel combinations such as methane and liquid oxygen or kerosene and liquid oxygen.

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