Indian human space flight programme is at the \"beginning stage\" and space scientists were studying the critical technologies required for the project, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said today. <\/p>\n
\"As far as human space flight is concerned, we are just at the beginning- at the moment we are studying the critical technologies required for that like- crew escape system, crew module. These are the things we have not done in the past,\" Radhakrishnan said. <\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters in the presence of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment and Forest that reviewed ISRO programmes here, he said, \"As and when we take up a programme of human space flight- this will help us.\" <\/p>\n
Illustrating the requirements for the human space flight, he said, \"We need a reliable launch vehicle with a reliability of 0.99, today we can say GSLV has gone well- but we need to improve the reliability of that.\" <\/p>\n
\"We also need to have a capacity for taking crew module with two or three crew members and the required space for them; so we have the choice of GSLV or GSLV Mark III- that is the decision we need to take.\" <\/p>\n
Stating that certainly space robotics and human presence in space together are going to be the requirements for the future, Radhakrishnan said, \"At a right moment -that decision- the country will have to take.\" <\/p>\n
\"What we are doing at the moment is getting ready for critical technology and government has given us funds nearly Rs 145 crore.\" <\/p>\n
He said, \"In the GSLV Mark III- the experimental mission is going to happen in April 2014.\" <\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters after the review, Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman T Subbarami Reddy commended the recent achievements of ISRO for the successful launch of Mars Orbit Mission and GSLV-D5 with indigenous cryogenic engine. <\/p>\n
Stating that adequate funds are being allocated for the scientific sector in the country, he said, \"We must focus more towards developing good scientists.\" <\/p>\n
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