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Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Saturday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the successful accomplishment of 'TV-D1' (Test Vehicle Development Flight 1) in the Gaganyaan Mission. | Latest News India
Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport in Sriharikota as delays and an anomaly-triggered 'hold' forced Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country's ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan which soared into skies after initial hiccups.
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The Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), a high-altitude abort test within the Gaganyaan human space programme, blasted off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota on its second attempt on Saturday.
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the test flight's success. The test validated the crew escape system's capability to move astronauts to safety in case of adverse conditions after launch. Singh also revealed India's ambitions to establish an Indian Space Station by 2035 and send the first Indian to the moon by 2040.