Gaganyaan test flight on October 21: What will happen? Where to watch?
An early version of the Gaganyaan crew module will be taken to a height of 17 km to test its mid-flight crew escape system
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An early version of the Gaganyaan crew module will be taken to a height of 17 km to test its mid-flight crew escape system
The launch of a single-stage liquid rocket on Saturday will signal ISRO's journey towards its ambitious human space flight programme, Gaganyaan, when the first crew module test to ensure the safety of astronauts will be conducted by the space agency here.
The space agency aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for a three-day Gaganyaan mission and bring them safely back to earth
A single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System, is slated for a lift-off from the first launch pad at the spaceport here at 8 am on Saturday.
Riding on the huge success of Chandrayaan-3, India is now taking baby steps towards the ambitious Gaganyaan mission.