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Gaganyaan mission Launch: Today’s unmanned test flight, dubbed Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), has successfully been launched and the test vehicle has been safely dropped down in the Bay of Bengal. This blog is now closed.
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 integrates a nearly complete system for testing. The crew module and the crew escape system, which are integral parts of the rocket, will capture flight data to evaluate various systems performance.During the test flight, the crew module will gather crucial data, enabling scientists to assess the vehicle s performance. The test flight sequence is expected to be brief, with the Test Vehicle Abort Mission (TV-D1) launching the crew escape system and crew module at an altitude of 17 km. These components are anticipated to make a safe touchdown in the sea, approximately 10 km from Sriharikota on India s eastern coast. The Navy will retrieve them from the Bay of Bengal after landing.This successful test flight is pivotal, setting the stage for subsequent qualification tests and uncrewed missions. ISRO emphasized that the insights gained from this mission are crucial for ensuring the safety of astronauts who will eventually travel in the crew module aboard the LVM-3 rocket during the Gaganyaan mission.