IN-SPACe's design lab opens in Bopal for startup collabs

AHMEDABAD: A new space systems design lab, equipped with the software to design, analyze and perform mission simulations for space systems, was inaugurated at Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) in Bopal on Wednesday.
The lab, according to an IN-SPACe press release, will enable space startups to transform their innovative ideas into on-board implementable modules. IN-SPACe is a key enabler and promoter of the space activities of NGE's in the country.
Isro chairman and secretary, department of space (DoS), S Somanath inaugurated the lab that has computing resources comprising 16 workstations and high-performance computing multi-core servers. The software resources include system tool kit, advance design systems, pathwave system design, high frequency structure simulation, 3D CAD Mach 3, Simcenter 3D space system (thermal and cooling), finite element analysis structure (FEAST) and OpticStudio (Zemax) etc., which can contribute to mission planning.
"Our design lab consists of high-end analysis and simulation software for mission simulation. These lab resources will help build prototypes with the least iterations, thus significantly reducing the turnaround time and R&D costs for start-ups," said chairman, IN-SPACe Dr Pawan Goenka.