It will take Humans to Space in 2024…
On Saturday, 07 October 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) showcased pictures of the Gaganyaan spacecraft which will take humans to space in December 2024.
The space agency also added that they will soon start unmanned flight tests for the mission.
"ISRO to start unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission soon. Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are going on," the agency said in a tweet.
The Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to a circular orbit of about 400 km around the Earth for a one-to-three-day mission and bring them back safely to Earth, by landing in a designated location in Indian sea waters.
"The success of this test flight will set the stage for the remaining qualification tests and unmanned missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan mission with Indian astronauts," ISRO said.
The agency in a release regarding the First Crew Module for the Gaganyaan test flight said that the first development flight Test Vehicle (TV-D1) is in the final stages now.
"The Test Vehicle is a single-stage liquid rocket which is developed for this abort mission.
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