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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Gaganyaan mission entails the safe transportation of astronauts to space and back. A crucial component of this mission is the deployment of drogue parachutes, which play a pivotal role in stabilizing the crew module and reducing its velocity to a safe level during re-entry. India News | Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO Conducts Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests.

The Gaganyaan mission hopes to safely transport astronauts to Space and back.

VSSC/ISRO achieves breakthrough with successful drogue parachute tests for Gaganyaan mission, ensuring safe re-entry for astronauts.

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully tested a series of drogue parachutes, intended to stabilise a crew module and reduce velocity during re-entry for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission. The deployment of drogue parachutes could facilitate safe transport of astronauts to space and back.

Drogue parachutes are deployed to decrease speed and stabilise rapidly moving objects.

India News: BENGALURU: Isro Friday said that the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has conducted a series of drogue parachute deployment tests at the Rail Track.

ISRO's Thiruvananthapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh during August 8-10.

The tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO

The tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO.

The successful tests serve as a critical qualification milestone for the drogue parachutes, confirming their readiness for integration into the upcoming Test Vehicle-D1 mission, ISRO said.