Soon, Boeing spacecraft to send astronauts in space

Zee Media Bureau

Washington: Boeing is entering into a new domain of space-bound flight operations. Boeing has unveiled a mock up of the interior of their new Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) vehicle that will be used to astronauts into space in the coming years.

This capsule is funded by NASA as part of its 'Commercial Crew Integrated Capability' initiative, is designed to transport crew and cargo to low-earth orbit.

The spacecraft will be used to take astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).

“We are moving into a truly commercial space market and we have to consider our potential customers - beyond NASA,” Chris Ferguson, Boeing director of crew and mission operations for the commercial crew programme was quoted as saying.

Boeing, along with partner Bigelow Aerospace, recently showcased the future commercial interior of the spacecraft.

The CST-100 is designed to carry a crew of seven people into orbit to the ISS. The seats are lightweight and plastic to keep the weight of the capsule down and also has large number of windows.

It is in direct competition with SpaceX's manned Dragon capsule and Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane, all of which are vying to be the first private company to take humans into space.

First Published: Tuesday, May 06, 2014, 14:11

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Aviation Could Be The Next Best Big Thing

BANGALORE: When US-based ThoughtFocus Technologies quietly bought aircraft component software maker Rayon Technologies last month, it highlighted the growing opportunity for Indian startups to make a mark in the lucrative avionics sector.
Cofounded in 2010 by Yogeeshachar BK, a former employee of AK Aerotek Software, the company had just three global customers but was highly profitable

While the low number of clients indicates the difficulty startups have in breaking into the sector, it also shows business from them is much higher.
The fact that the deal was not reported in the media tells the story of the avionics space in India — a lot of action but very little talk.
Avionics, derived from a mish-mash of the words "aviation" and "electronics" , refers to any of the electronic systems inside an aircraft. The sector is becoming attractive as several multinationals outsource their work to India.
"We had offers from other companies as well. It is a very small community," said 38-year-old Yogeeshachar, who also worked at BEL. "ThoughtFocus knew about us and made the best offer ." Rayon and ThoughtFocus declined to reveal financial details. "India was the top place where we could find talent," said ThoughtFocus' cofounder Shylesh Krishnan, 43.
Ten-year-old ThoughtFocus, funded by BlackStone private equity group, designs obstacledetection systems for helicopters and aircraft, including for Boeing and Airbus.
"The biggest advantage we (India) have is a strong software backbone in terms of design and testing of avionics equipment and comparatively lower cost of labour," said John Siddharth, a senior aerospace and defence analyst at research firm Marketsandmarkets , which estimated the size of the Indian market at $150 million (Rs 884 crore).

Setting up in avionics is not easy. It takes at least a year to develop a product and a few more to test it on systems that cost about $1-2 million (Rs 5-10 crore). Then there are several certifications that serve as obstacles to enter this capital intensive industry. Undeterred, young Indian entrepreneurs are lured by the vast opportunity and market.

Some are getting into it by working on projects that are related to avionics, establishing their reliability and then bidding for bigger deals. Kani Selvan, 24, who completed a project at Defence Research and Development Organisation after graduation, cofounded Aviotrix last year to train professionals draft aircraft manuals, which is used by pilots and flight crew.
The entrepreneur convinced 40-year-old Khazafi Khan, who owns software company i-Fact Technologies, to work with him, and has since then trained about 7-10 people every month for 30 days.
"Training is a good way for me to begin, build contacts with both students and industry," said Selvan , who studied aeronautical engineering at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering in Coimbatore.
These efforts are bearing fruit. The company is in talks with a leading aerospace major to help them draft their manuals. The self-funded company, which plans to get into project development in the sector, is looking at Rs 40 lakh in revenue this year.

Larger companies, such as Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, Titan Precision Engineering and HCL, entering the fray, spurred by the low costs and increased demand.

"Aerospace is a key business unit within HCL. Along with the talent we have some local ecosystems developed by both private and public institutes to develop avionics grade systems," said GH Rao, president of engineering and R&D Services at HCL Technologies.
Another new entrant Edall Systems, which was originally in the domain of unmanned aerial vehicles, is also slowly expanding to other areas.
"We are in talks with a few companies in Mumbai," said Alvin Anthony, 29-year-old cofounder of the company, which expects to more than triple its topline Rs 1.5 crore this year.
To make the space more accessible, Davalsab Ladammanavar, 24, set up the Aerospace Science Research Foundation in 2011, to enable students and entrepreneurs connect with the who's who of the industry. "I will start my own venture in avionics in a few years," said Ladammanavar. "Once I have a better understanding of the system."

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Last Updated: 27th January 2014 08:33 PM

India has immense potential to become a leader in aerospace industry as the sector is growing at a "faster pace", a senior scientist of Defence Research and Development Organisation said today.    
"India has achieved quite a lot in the field of aerospace technologies and there are ample opportunities to become a leader in the field so we have a great future as well," Director General (Missiles and Strategic Systems), DRDO, V G Sekaran said here.    
He said there was need of robust aeronautical education programme and aeronautical engineering sector, saying that unmanned aircraft are the future of the industry.    
Sekaran said computers can do the same what humans have been doing, adding that, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is a positive step in the evolution of Aeronautics."    
UAV Technology has applications in military, security, defence, civil, natural disasters, humanitarian relief, environment, weather and storm tracking, wireless communications, precision agriculture and cargo transport, he said.    Sekaran was delivering a lecture on "Aerospace Technologies and Applications: Present and Future" at the Panjab University campus here.    
He said the Indian Aerospace industry is one of the fastest-growing aerospace markets in the world and the rapid growth of this industry has attracted major global aerospace companies to India.    
All segments in the aerospace industry, including civil and military aviation and space, are showing a significant level of growth because of which several companies want to be part of the growth story, he said.     He said one would be surprised to know that 110 International Aerospace companies have their headquarters in India. Sekaran said liberalisation of civil aviation policies, strong domestic manufacturing base, cost advantages and well-educated talent pool were some of the factors driving the growth of India's aerospace industry.    
On the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, he said Tejas is one of the lightest aircraft in the world.    
"Tejas has high agility and manoeuvre ability, multi- mission capability, all weather, day and night missions and cockpit compatible with night vision systems. Tejas has the capability to carry precision guided weapons, conventional bombs and rockets, close combat missiles, sensor and pods and high survivability in environment," he said.    
About long-range strategic systems, supersonic cruise missile – BrahMos, ballistic missile defence, composite technologies, futuristic applications, long-range aided navigation system, software engineering and weapon system software, he said the aerospace vehicle system design requires inter-disciplinary involvement.    
Stressing that multi-pronged and focused approach is needed for the sector, he said students should not lose interest on the basic sciences.   
"We need to build on and nurture basic sciences. It is the reason why DRDO intends to have networking with basic science institutes," he said.

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