All eyes are on India today (August 23) as the nation is set to witness a milestone event when ISRO's ambitious Moon mission Chandrayaan 3 lands on the lunar surface at 6:04 pm. As per the information shared by ISRO, the powered descent will start at 5:45 pm. Not just India, but other nations have been carefully following the journey of Chandrayaan-3 from Sriharikota to the Moon that began on July 14
As Chandrayaan 3 is attempting to touch down on the lunar surface, an array of publicly listed firms, including Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mishra Dhatu Nigam, and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), are under the spotlight today along with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), Walchandnagar Industries, and MTAR Technologies as these companies have contributed significantly to different phases of the Moon mission
L&T participated in the LVM3 M4 Chandrayaan mission launch. The pivotal booster segments, comprising the head end segment, middle segment, and nozzle bucket flange with a diameter of 3.2 meters, were manufactured and underwent proof pressure testing at L&T's Powai facility
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L&T has further contributed to Chandrayaan 3 by supplying ground and flight umbilical plates, which were manufactured at its advanced aerospace manufacturing facility located in Coimbatore. Additionally, L&T has assumed a crucial role in the system integration of the launch vehicle for the Indian Space Programme
Hyderabad-based specialized metals and metal alloys manufacturer Mishra Dhatu Nigam played a significant role in the development and supply of crucial materials, such as cobalt base alloys, nickel base alloys, titanium alloys, and special steels, for various components of the LVM3/M4, a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle used in Chandrayaan 3 mission
Mishra Dhatu Nigam is also slated to be a substantial contributor to ISRO's other future pioneering initiatives including the ambitious Gaganyaan project which envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters
India's largest government-owned power generation equipment manufacturer BHEL also contributed to Chandrayaan 3 project as it was responsible for providing the batteries for Chandrayaan 3. The Welding Research Institute (WRI) of BHEL played a pivotal role in the manufacturing and supply of bi-metallic adaptors for Chandrayaan 3. These components, crafted by WRI, were reportedly integral to the cryogenic stage of the LVM-3M4 flight during Chandrayaan 3
Public sector aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) also played a vital role in the triumph of the Chandrayaan 3 mission. In the previous year, a consortium formed by HAL and L&T secured an Rs 860 crore contract from New Space India Ltd (NSIL) to construct five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rockets
The Indian electronics system design and manufacturing company reportedly made approximately around 300-500 components for Indian space missions. It has also been an integral part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission as it provided several key components for it as well
CEO and MD Chirag Dosh of Walchandnagar Industries told a media outlet that the crucial booster segments S200 employed in the LVM3 launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan 3 mission were exclusively manufactured and subjected to proof pressure testing at their facility. Additional subsystems of LVM3-M4, such as Flex nozzle control tankages and S200 Flex nozzle, were also produced by the Mumbai-based heavy engineering products and EP&C services company
MTAR Technologies' Balanagar facility has reportedly contributed significantly by manufacturing key components for the Chandrayaan-3 mission, as well as fulfilling other roles in the endeavor. To build the engine and the stage for the launch of LVM-3, ISRO reportedly took help from Hyderabad-based precision engineering company MTAR Tech along with HAL and Godrej
Godrej & Boyce also contributed critical components like liquid propulsion engines, satellite thrusters and control module components for both Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan missions through its subsidiary Godrej Aerospace. “We take immense pride in our contribution to ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 mission. As a trusted partner of ISRO, we will continue to contribute to future launches, missions,” Maneck Behramkamdin, Assistant Vice President & Business Head of Godrej Aerospace told Business Today