Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has dispatched special steel plates rolled in its Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) that would be used in the satellite launch vehicle (SLV) for India’s first Human Space Mission programme, Gaganyaan.
SAIL-BSP has been contributing to India's space programme of launching satellites at regular intervals by rolling MDN 250 slabs supplied by Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd (MIDHANI) into 9.3 mm thick plates at Bhilai’s Plate Mill. The plates had been used in outer motor casing of PSLV and GSLV satellite launch vehicles of ISRO, including SLV used for launching Chandrayaan.
The BSP spokesperson said the latest lot