The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has successfully completed the static test of the human-rated solid rocket booster(HS200). <\/span>This test was done for ISRO’s Gaganyaan programme.<\/span><\/p>\n The HS200 booster is the ‘human-rated’ version of the S200 rocket boosters used on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III), also called the LVM3.<\/span><\/p>\n Developed by:<\/b> Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Thiruvananthapuram<\/span><\/p>\n Features:<\/b> HS200 is a 20-meter-long booster with a diameter of 3.2 meters. The control system used in the booster employs one of the world\u2019s most powerful electro-mechanical actuators with multiple redundancies and safety features.<\/span><\/p>\n Significance:<\/b> It is the<\/span> world\u2019s second-largest operational booster using solid propellants.<\/span><\/p>\n T<\/span>he GSLV Mk-III rocket will be used for the Gaganyaan mission. This rocket will have two HS200 boosters which will supply the thrust for lift-off.<\/span><\/p>\n Hence, the successful test of the HS200 booster \u200b\u200bmarks a major milestone for the prestigious Gagnyaan Mission of ISRO.<\/span><\/p>\n Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme\u201d<\/b> published in<\/span> The Hindu <\/b>on<\/span> 14th May 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is the News? The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has successfully completed the static test of the human-rated solid rocket booster(HS200). This test was done for ISRO’s Gaganyaan programme. What is a Human-rated solid rocket booster(HS200)? The HS200 booster is the ‘human-rated’ version of the S200 rocket boosters used on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle… Continue reading ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[10498],"class_list":["post-184475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704951673},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184475\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is a Human-rated solid rocket booster(HS200)?<\/b><\/h5>\n
How will the HS200 booster help in the Gaganyaan Mission?<\/b><\/h5>\n