Scientist, challenges in Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 5th November Technology
Indian Scientists behind Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) first ever Indian interplanetary mission to Mars planet 05.11.2013
Veteran scientists, who worked day and night behind Mars Orbiter Mission for the launch on Tuesday, 5th November 2013 from Shri Hari Kota base Tamil Nadu. The following are the Indian scientists from ISRO and other space agencies who have made the Mars Orbiter Mission possible:
* K. Radhakrishnan, 64 Years, Chairman ISRO, Secretary in Department of Space. He joined ISRO in 1972. At present he is responsible for overall activities of ISRO (India Space Research Organisation).
* S. Ramakrishnan, 64 Years, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. He is also member of Launch Authorisation Board. He is with ISRO since 1972. He is responsible for realising the rocket PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) that would take the Mars orbiter to it's destination Mars. His Challenge for MOM launch is related to the launch window which is only five minutes. The overall launch duration of MOM around 45 minutes is nearly double that of the normal indeginous PSLV launches.
* M. Annadurai, 55 Years, Programme Director, Mars Orbiter Mission. He is responsible for budget management, schedule management, direction for spacecraft configuration and resource allocation for the mission.
* A.S. Kiran Kumar, 61 Years, Director, Satellite Application Centre. He is responsible for designing and building three of the orbiter payloads - Mars Methane Sensor, Colour Camera and Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer. He has successfully handled the challenge of miniaturising the components as the satellite does not provide much space for payloads.
* M.Y.S.Prasad, 60 Years, Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Chairman, Launch Authorisation Board. He is responsible for range safety and schedules, overall incharge at rocket port on 5th November launch of Mars Orbitor Mission.
* S.K. Shivakumar, 60 Years, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre. He is responsible for developing satellite technology and implementing satellite systems for scientific, technological and application missions.
* P. Kunhikrishnan, 52 Years, Project Director, PSLV programme; ninth time as mission director. He is responsible for seeing the rocket completes is mission successfully and that the satellite is correctly injected in the designated orbit around the earth and later Mars.
* S. Arunan, 50 Years, Project Director, Mars Orbiter Mission. He is responsible for leading a team to build the spacecraft. He has the most challenging job for the orbitor in hand. His challenges are to build a new communication system, making the spacecraft autonomous to take decisions, making the orbiter engine restart after 300 days journey, designing solar power cells, developing new navigation software for the orbitor.
* B. Jayakumar, 54 Years, Associate Project Director, PSLV Project. He is responsible for the rocket systems, testing till the final lift-off.
* M.S.Pannirselvam, 59 Years, Chief General Manager, Range Operation Director at Sriharikota.
There is a young scientists team also waiting to see the Mars Orbitor Mission as success to India's space interplanetary mission. After Chandrayan, MOM could be a feather in the cap of Indian scientists after 9 months from the launch date.
Mars Orbiter Mission is an incredibly low budget mission cost around 450 Crore to ISRO. India to becomes fouth country in the world after USA, USSR and European Union to venture on Mars Mission with success of Mars Orbiter Mission.
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