We are sharing state-of-the-art expertise with ISRO for Gaganyaan: French space agency chief
- September 19, 2024
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We are sharing state-of-the-art expertise with ISRO for Gaganyaan: French space agency chief
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Context:
- Philippe Baptiste, President of the French Space Agency, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), who is in India to participate in the Bengaluru Space Expo 2024, spoke on a wide range of topics from celebrating 60 years of French-India space cooperation to the Gaganyaan and the TRISHNA missions.
India – France space cooperation:
- ISRO and its French counterpart CNES have a rich history of cooperation and collaboration spanning more than six decades.
- The cooperation started with the setting up of sounding rocket launching facilities at Thumba (India) in the early 1960s and progressed to various areas of space activities in the coming years.
- Currently, ISRO and CNES are closely working on a number of cooperative programs on earth observation, human spaceflight, future launch vehicle technologies and planetary exploration.
Indo-French Thermal Infrared Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment (TRISHNA) mission:
- TRISHNA is a collaborative effort between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the French Space Agency (CNES).
- The mission aims to deliver high resolution monitoring of Earth’s surface temperature, emissivity, biophysical and radiation variables.
- It will monitor surface temperature and water management
- It will greatly help to get information on climate, agriculture, drought forecasting and urban heat island monitoring.
- The project expected to be launched in 2026.
Gaganyaan mission:
- Gaganyaan is India’s first manned space mission.
- India and France in 2021 had signed an agreement for cooperation for the Gaganyaan mission.
- The collaboration focuses on life-support systems, space medicine, and training for Indian astronauts.
- Astronaut Training: India signed an agreement with CNES for training Indian astronauts at French facilities.
- Space Medicine and Life Support: France, with its experience in human spaceflight, provides support in developing space medicine protocols and life support systems for Gaganyaan.
- Technological Assistance: Collaboration on technologies required for human spaceflight, such as crew modules, environmental control, and life support systems (ECLSS).
- Post-Mission Support: Discussions on providing earth station support from France for tracking the Gaganyaan spacecraft and recovery operations after re-entry.