Gaganyaan Mission: After aborting first flight, ISRO successfully carried out the Test Flight Mission TV-D1

After the first test flight for the Gaganyaan mission was aborted at 8:45 am due to an issue with the engine ignition, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the Test Flight Mission on Saturday.

Read more: Gaganyaan Mission: What is the purpose of this mission, and how will it be carried out?

Mission Gaganyaan

TV D1 Test Flight is accomplished.

Crew Escape System performed as intended.

Mission Gaganyaan gets off on a successful note. @DRDO_India@indiannavy#Gaganyaan

— ISRO (@isro) October 21, 2023

The launch of the first unmanned test flight (TV-D1 Flight Test) for the Gaganyaan Mission was briefly aborted earlier today by ISRO.

The second launch was subsequently scheduled for 10:00 Hrs. today, the space agency stated, adding that the flaws had been found and fixed.

As part of the Gaganyaan mission, this flight test vehicle abort operation is carried out to show how well the crew escape mechanism works.

This mission marks a key turning point in India's mission to prove that it is feasible to launch people into space.

The Gaganyaan project aims to launch a crew of three people into a 400 km orbit for a three-day mission and return them safely to the earth by making a landing in Indian waters as an illustration of human spaceflight capability.

After the US, Russia, and China, India will become the fourth country to conduct a manned space mission thanks to this program. Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed that India should now set new and ambitious goals, such as establishing the "Bharatiya Antariksha Station" (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and sending the first Indian to the Moon by 2040, building on the success of the country's previous space initiatives, such as the recent Chandrayan-3 and Aditya L1 missions.

The major purpose of the Gaganyaan mission is to launch humans into space, placing them in a Low Earth Orbit at 400 kilometres altitude for a three-day expedition, with a safe return to Earth scheduled for 2025.

An LVM3 rocket will take the Gaganyaan mission crew to the designated orbit. This rocket is built in stages, which includes solid, liquid, and cryogenic propulsion systems.

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