r/spaceflight • u/10vatharam • 20d ago

SpaDeX Mission: ISRO space docking Experiment Mission

https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_SpaDeX.html
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u/10vatharam 20d ago

Lots of details on the set up needed to dock spacecraft in space.

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u/rshorning 20d ago

Orbital rendezvous is a huge deal. What is really remarkable is that the man responsible for developing the mathematics for making it happen is still alive. That is none other than Buzz Aldrin, the 2nd man to walk on the Moon. It was his doctoral dissertation that created those equations and established the theories for how to get it accomplished...only to actually pilot the spacecraft that first accomplished such a task just a few years later.

Yes, getting this to work is a complex task and demonstrates the ability to do complex operations in space. I am rooting for ISRO and hope this mission is successful as it will open many other opportunities.

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u/Ohsin 20d ago

Other payloads flying along on fourth stage are very interesting as well.

https://www.isro.gov.in/POEM_4_Payloads_spadex.html

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u/SpaceInMyBrain 20d ago

There's so much to master in this mission. I hope they succeed in every aspect of it. I'll love seeing big steps forward by India, that's better for all humankind.

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u/AggressiveVoice5612 19d ago

This mission will also include two robotic arms.

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u/VarunOnt 12d ago

If they are flawless in their first attempt, it will be amazing. Considering all the things that could go wrong

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u/VarunOnt 12d ago

And please let's not have any infantile remarks about how the US, Russia, France et al did this and more sophisticated things 8 thousand years ago, and therefore Indians should not be too overjoyed or proud if ISRO successfully conducts the operation. I mean, really. Tomorrow, if Philippines, Vietnam, Congo or Bolivia launch an SLV-3 type rocket, it will be highly admirable, and I will be the first to applaud!