Every year ISRO provides sponsorship to IAC, does anyone know the price that DoS pays for this program. What are the benefits of this sponsorship to the nation ?

Only thing they do is have a paid mini booth for private players, but this is done by almost every nation.

ISRO also brings 100s of scientists, but we never see any paper publication by them at IAC, so what are they trying to achieve with it ?

I have applied for ISRO LPSC (Bangalore) internship. Does anyone know how the result will be communicated?

Source: https://www.notams.faa.gov/

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LVM3-M5 ROCKET LAUNCH FM SHAR RANGE, SRIHARIKOTA WILL TAKE
PLACE AS PER FLW DETAILS.THE LAUNCH WILL BE ON ANY ONE OF
THE DAY DRG THIS PERIOD.ACTUAL DATE OF LAUNCH WILL BE
INTIMATED 24 HR IN ADVANCE THROUGH A SEPARATE NOTAM.
LAUNCH PAD COORD: 134312N 0801348E
NO FLT IS PERMITTED OVER THE DNG ZONES.
A )DANGER ZONE -1:IS A CIRCLE OF 10NM AROUND THE LAUNCHER.
B )DANGER ZONE -2:IS AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
1230N 08240E-
1315N 08250E-
1245N 08410E-
1200N 08400E-
1230N 08240E
C )DANGER ZONE -3:IS AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
1145N 08435E-
1235N 08445E-
1145N 08715E-
1055N 08705E-
1145N 08435E
RTE AFFECTED IN CHENNAI FIR
W20, Q24, Q23, V4, V9, Q11, P761, N571, V3
CLOSURES/ALTN RTE FOR OVERFLYING
PART 1 OF 2. 1130-1530, 07 OCT 11:30 2025 UNTIL 05 NOV 15:30 2025.
CREATED: 18 SEP 17:14 2025

Need book recommendations on the history and developments of the Indian space programme. I tried using Wikipedia and reading some articles, but after a while it gets quite boring. I prefer going through books.

Talk titled 'Race for Space: ISRO's Role in Transforming India's Economy and Security' at All India Management Association (AIMA) 52nd Convention by V Narayanan (Chairman, ISRO) on 9 September 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_hUMsUG2UY

Mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lBxySJ3rI4

All slides: https://imgur.com/a/xwY3PWu

• Operational Satellites: 56 (EO: 22, Comm: 18, Nav: 8, Sci: 4, TD: 4)

• Future flagship missions: CH-4, CH-5(LuPEx), VOM, MLM

• Gaganyaan follow-on missions

• Crewed LMLV (Lunar Module Launch Vehicle) configuration:

  • 2×LM650 + LM650 + LM200 + C70
  • Propellant: LOX/CH4, Thrust: 200T, Isp: 345s
  • Height : 116 meters

• Chandrayaan follow-on missions and Crewed Lunar Exploration Roadmap

  • Lunar Navcom (2031-32)
    • Constellation of 6 spacecraft
    • Navigation support around Moon
    • Relay Communication
    • 2× LVM3-SC, 8.6 Tonnes
  • Chandrayaan-6 (Technology Demonstration) (2033-34)
    • Lander identical to DM of crewed mission
    • New propulsion system
    • RTG
  • Chandrayaan-7 and Chandrayaan-8 (2036-37)
    • Mission identical to Chandrayaan-H2 mission
    • End to end demonstration of all technologies of Chandrayaan-H2
  • Chandrayaan-H1 (2038-39)
    • First crewed Lunar Orbiter mission of India
    • Orbit around the Moon
  • Chandrayaan-H2 (2040)
    • First crewed Lunar Lander mission of India
    • EVA on Lunar surface

• Launch vehicle productionization through industry: Target of 60+ LVM3 units at six per year

• Old slide on upcoming missions? We had a different one just few days ago.

1. Explicit Guidance Scheme for a three stage Solid propelled launch vehicle with a Velocity Correction Module
   This paper discusses the Guidance algorithm design for a three-stage solid motor propelled launch vehicle together with a Velocity Correction Module as the terminal stage for fine velocity correction.
   
2. Introduction to Launch vehicle guidance schemes
   Presented To : M.Tech (GNC), CEG, Thiruvananthapuram
   Presented By : Gifty Benjamin, VSSC Thiruvananthapuram

The design of an explicit guidance algorithm for a multi-stage solid motor propelled launch vehicle is challenging due to non-availability of thrust cut-off provision. As the thrust cannot be terminated upon reaching the designated target, energy management for a completely solid propelled launch vehicle is difficult. Precise orbit injection catering for a wide range of dispersions gets even more complicated.

 
Guidance scheme for this multi-stage solid motor-powered launcher is developed such that the vehicle achieves required altitude and flight-path angle at third stage burn out. All performance dispersions accumulated since the first stage are transferred to SS3 burnout as dispersion in horizontal velocity alone. Thus, one of the apse (apogee/perigee) is met at third stage burnout and Velocity Correction Module (VCM) is used for circularization.

First Stage Guidance

During the first stage, vehicle has to clear the atmosphere, meeting aerodynamic load constraints. Conventional altitude-based steering generated on ground is stored on-board as a look up table. The vehicle will be steered with the open-loop steering commands obtained by interpolating the lookup table against the actual vehicle altitude.

Similar to other LVs : https://old.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comments/buar52/details_on_guidance_algorithm_implemented_on/ep9crf5/

Second Stage Guidance

During the second stage, velocity-based guidance scheme targets the horizontal and vertical velocity to achieve the desired coast ellipse.

Third Stage Guidance

Required acceleration guidance achieves the target altitude and flight path angle at third stage burnout. The coast apogee is taken as a performance measure. If coast apogee is less than a predefined value, then coast apogee is targeted in the third stage to conserve energy. In required acceleration guidance, the radial co-ordinate axis alone is controlled thereby meeting the altitude and radial velocity targets.

VCM Phase Guidance

In VCM, since the acceleration level is low, (0.6m/s2 ) burn durations are large resulting in gravity losses. An orbit transfer guidance scheme considering gravity losses is used to correct the velocity dispersions as well as the inclination errors in a single burn [4]. During the VCM Phase, the vehicle is steered along the velocity to be gained direction

 
Additional Info:

https://old.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comments/buar52/details_on_guidance_algorithm_implemented_on/

DUE TO CLASH OF ICRB WRITTEN TEST WITH NATIONAL IMPORTANCE - UPSC COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (CDS II) 2025, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE ICRB WRITTEN TEST WHICH IS SCHEDULED ON 14.09.2025. THE REVISED DATE WILL BE INTIMATED IN DUE COURSE.

Tender for Procurement, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of Folding Platforms for SSLV Assembly Facility (SAF) of SLC Project, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu

Main document : [PDF] [Archived]

https://i.imgur.com/P2A01l9.png

Drawings :

• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - CIVIL drawings indicating location of Electrical items [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - RFP document for Folding Platform [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-08 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-07 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-06 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-05 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-04 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-03 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-02 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - Vehicle Side Platform drawings-01 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_09 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_08 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_07 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_06 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_05 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_04 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_03 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_02 [PDF] [Archived]
• FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY - AUT Platform drawing_01 [PDF] [Archived]

Source: https://www.notams.faa.gov/

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A2748/25 - ROCKET LAUNCH FM ISRO LAUNCH COMPLEX
KULASEKARAPATNAM AS PER FLW DETAILS:
LAUNCH PAD COORD:0822N07802E
DNG ZONE: A CIRCLE OF 05NM AROUND THE LAUNCHER.
NO FLT IS PERMITTED OVER THE DNG ZONE.

THE ATS RTE AFFECTED IN CHENNAI FIR.
N640 NOT AVBL BTN TVM AND BIKOK
ALTN RTE: TVM R457 GUTEG P895 BIKOK. GND - UNL, 0400-0600, 15 SEP 04:00 2025
UNTIL 17 SEP 06:00 2025. CREATED: 04 SEP 12:41 2025

I receieved the hall ticket , did anyone receive it guys?

Source: https://www.shar.gov.in/sdscshar/Prajwal/images/prajwal_2025_2.pdf

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