America/CIA derailed Indias Space Plans

_Tombstone_

So India tested out their new Rocket this week,

India’s heavy-lift rocket on track for December debut following engine test

Doesn't seem that powerful this GSLV Mark-3, also known as LVM3 despite being doubly so over it's predecessor, it can only get 4 Tonne up.



Now Former Project director of ISRO's (Indian Space Research Organisation) Liquid Propulsion Systems says this milestone could have been crossed 12+ years ago had his project not been derailed by an “international conspiracy” to halt India's leap into space.

He signed a deal with Russia (them russians really were great lads) in 1991 for the technology transfer of a cryogenic propulsion system but Russia under US pressure reneged on the deal. Then he was arrested for selling Rocket secrets to Pakistan - an arrest that was shown to be false and fabricated.

"Cancellation of the contract and my arrest were part of an agenda of the US, accomplished by conniving with officials of our Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Kerala Police," Nambinarayanan told this correspondent in an email. As an evidence of conspiracy, he refers to the dismissal of an IB officer of the rank of joint director in 1996 for his alleged links with the CIA.

In fact, in 1996, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), which took up the "ISRO spy case" found it to be false and fabricated by the IB and the Kerala Police — a finding endorsed by the Supreme Court in April 1998 and by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in September 1999.

"Had there been no conspiracy, ISRO would have achieved space power status long back, maybe as early as 2000,"

The rocket scientist feels sad that while the CBI concluded that the ISRO "spy case" was false and fabricated, nobody bothered to unearth the motives behind it or punish those officers of the IB and the Kerala Police who were charged with negligence and dereliction of duty by CBI.

"The government should constitute a special investigation team to find out the total truth in the ISRO spy case," he said.

http://www.firstpost.com/world/indias-space-power-status-delayed-due-international-conspiracy-ex-isro-official-2645572.html

The US - FFS what was the sense in this?

Ren2k7

It was at a time when the US, and many other countries incidentally were concerned by nuclear proliferation with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the market being flooded by missile and ICBM designs, not to mention actual rocket parts. Also during the 90's the US slapped sanctions on India for its nuclear testing so all this is hardly surprising. Not saying this was right but I do understand the motivation on the part of the US.

Capt'n Midnight

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

So India tested out their new Rocket this week,

India’s heavy-lift rocket on track for December debut following engine test

Doesn't seem that powerful this GSLV Mark-3, also known as LVM3 despite being doubly so over it's predecessor, it can only get 4 Tonne up.

That's 4 tonnes to GEO.

It's 8 tonnes to LEO. It uses two solid booster so there's growth potential to four boosters to get even more up.

They've already tried out the Boosters and First Stage. Back in 2014 when they were doing very early re-entry tests on the crew capsule. The cryogenic engine is the big test.


I would be surprised if India has a manned flight using local equipment before the US. But not very surprised.

Capt'n Midnight

Ren2k7 wrote: »

It was at a time when the US, and many other countries incidentally were concerned by nuclear proliferation with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the market being flooded by missile and ICBM designs, not to mention actual rocket parts. Also during the 90's the US slapped sanctions on India for its nuclear testing so all this is hardly surprising. Not saying this was right but I do understand the motivation on the part of the US.

Also hobbling the competition.
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