Green Propulsion For India's Human Space Mission ‘Gaganyaan’
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30th Mar, 2021
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Context
India's human space mission Gaganyaan is likely to use a green propellant to avoid all toxic and hazardous materials as a propellant.
What is Green Propulsion?
- Green Propulsion is a green alternative for the conventional chemical propulsion systems for future spacecraft.
- This is called a "green" fuel because when combusted it transforms into nontoxic gasses.
- Example: Hydroxylammonium nitrate (NH3OHNO3) fuel/oxidizer blend which is also known as AF-M315E is one example of green propellant
Significance
- Efficient: The green propulsion system seeks to improve overall propellant efficiency.
- It delivers a higher specific thrust delivered to per given quantity of fuel.
- It strives to optimize the performance of the hardware, systems, and power solutions.
- This is easier and safer for storage and handling.
- Less toxic: It will reduce the handling concerns which are associated with the toxic fuel hydrazine.
- Lower cost: It requires a potentially shorter launch processing period and results in lowering costs.
Gaganyaan
- This is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft for the formative spacecraft of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme under ISRO.
- The spacecraft is designed to carry three people.
- The mission will have two unmanned flights and one human spaceflight.
- It will encircle Earth in a low-earth-orbit with an altitude of 300-400 km from earth.
- GSLV Mk III (LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3)) the three-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle, will be used for the launch of Gaganyaan.
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