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ISRO all set to launch GSLV Mark III
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is willing to transfer lithium ion battery technology that it has developed for satellites to the automobile industry.
Hyderabad: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is willing to transfer lithium ion battery technology that it has developed for satellites to the automobile industry.
“Tomorrow’s transport vehicle is not going to be dependent on petrol and diesel,” said A S Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO, while delivering the A V Rama Rao Technology Award Lecture on the occasion of National Technology Day celebrations held at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) here on Friday.
The batteries developed by ISRO could be used in electric vehicles but the industry needed to further develop the technology to suit its needs and see how it could take it for mass production, he added.
The launch of GSLV Mark III take place on June 5 from Sriharikota and all systems are ready and the assembly of all stages is on.
The launch is much awaited as it is for the first time that ISRO is testing a 4,000 kg payload. Till date, the PSLV with a 2,000 kg payload has been the workhorse of ISRO. Kiran Kumar said, “Till date, if India wanted to launch heavy payloads, it had to depend on others but not anymore.”
The ability to transfer discoveries and make them practical for the common man should be the aim of science, he said, and exhorted the young scientists to work towards it. Earlier, IICT director Dr S Chandrashekar presented a memento to A S Kiran Kumar. Dr A V Rama Rao, CMD, AVRA Labs, was also present on the occasion.
