Attempting to prepare for every possibility, which is now a part of its ethos, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will carry out an abort test for the human space mission, Gaganyaan, today.
Gaganyaan Mission Test Flight Live News Updates: ISRO is set to launch the test flight for Gaganyaan mission at 8 AM today, countdown for which started on Friday.The 13-hour countdown for the launch of an uncrewed flight test, a crucial step toward India s ambitious mission of sending astronauts into space, had begun on Friday. The launch is scheduled for 8 am on Saturday from the first launch pad at the spaceport. The test involves a single-stage liquid propulsion rocket equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System. This mission aims to assess the safety of the crew module and crew escape system, vital components for bringing Indian astronauts back to Earth in the upcoming Gaganyaan mission.The Gaganyaan mission s ultimate goal is to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400km for a three-day mission and safely return them to Earth in 2025. The upcoming launch involves the Test Vehicle - Demonstration (TV-D1), a significant milestone for the Gaganyaan program, as it int