ISRO Launches FEAST 2025: A Leap in Indigenous Engineering Software
| Topic | Details |
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| Why in News? | ISRO launched FEAST 2025, an updated version of Finite Element Analysis of Structures (FEAST) software, at IIT Hyderabad during NAFED08. Developed by VSSC, it provides an indigenous alternative to costly foreign software and is used in Gaganyaan, Bharatiya Antariksh Station, and NGLV projects. ISRO also introduced a book on FEA and announced the upcoming launch of Pravaha CFD software. |
| Event | 8th National Finite Element Developers'/FEAST Users' Meet (NAFED08) |
| Organizer | ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and IIT Hyderabad |
| FEAST Developer | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO |
| FEAST 2025 Versions | Academic (for students), Premium (for SMEs), Professional (for large-scale use) |
| Used in ISRO Missions | Gaganyaan, Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) |
| Software Availability | Windows & Linux, Free trial on ISRO/VSSC website |
| New ISRO Initiative | Pravaha (Indigenous Computational Fluid Dynamics - CFD Software) |
| Educational Initiative | Book: "Introduction to Finite Element Analysis" (By VSSC & LPSC experts, Edited by Dr. S. Somanath & Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair) |
| Participants at NAFED08 | 250+ experts from academia, industry, and research institutions |
| Host Institution | IIT Hyderabad |
| State (IIT Hyderabad Location) | Telangana |
| Telangana CM | Revanth Reddy |
| Telangana Governor | Jishnu Dev Varma |
| ISRO Chairman | Dr. V. Narayanan |