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What is the purpose of Gaganyaan mission? Know all about the main objectives of ISRO
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What is the purpose of Gaganyaan mission? Know all about the main objectives of ISRO

[ad_1] In the wake of Chandrayaan-3's resounding success, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is poised for a monumental leap toward launching a crewed spacecraft in the highly anticipated Gaganyaan mission. Tomorrow, at 8 AM IST, the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission 1 (TV-D1) will embark on its journey from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, marking a pivotal milestone in India's space exploration endeavors.But what is it all about? what is Gaganyaan Mission purpose?The primary Gaganyaan Mission objective of this test is to evaluate the performance of the Crew Escape System installed on the crew module. This system serves as the lifeline, ensuring the safety of astronauts by enabling their swift evacuation in case of mission being aborted due to technical glitche...
Gaganyaan mission launch date: ISRO prepares for first test flight
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Gaganyaan mission launch date: ISRO prepares for first test flight

[ad_1] Gaganyaan mission launch date: India's space agency, ISRO, is gearing up for an important milestone in its human spaceflight project, Gaganyaan. On October 21, 2023, ISRO will conduct the first test flight for the mission. The mission will demonstrate the crew escape system's performance, and it's set to take place between 7 am and 9 am from Sriharikota spaceport. The actual Gaganyaan mission launch date will be revealed at a later date.The Gaganyaan project aims to prove India's capability for human spaceflight. It involves sending a human crew into orbit, 400 kilometers above Earth, and bringing them back safely by landing in the Indian Ocean. The upcoming Test Vehicle Development Flight (TV-D1) is a crucial step in this endeavor. It will test the crew module that will carry In...
Chandrayaan-3 mission: Inside the changes at India’s space agency ISRO
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Inside the changes at India’s space agency ISRO

[ad_1] When the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event's YouTube live-stream - a record for the site. The landing was a win for India's low-cost space engineering, and science, as well as a quiet initiative to rebrand India's 54-year-old space agency as approachable, according to more than a dozen current and former employees, and 10 consultants and industry experts."ISRO used to be a very closed organization. There was hesitation in talking about its missions and somewhat of a culture of secrecy," said Namrata Goswami, a space policy expert and professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. "Fast forward to 2023, I was surprised by the amount of transp...
ISRO set for 1st runway landing experiment of reusable launch vehicle, says chairman
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ISRO set for 1st runway landing experiment of reusable launch vehicle, says chairman

[ad_1] ISRO set for 1st runway landing experiment of reusable launch vehicle; monitoring weather, says its chairman The Indian Space Research Organisation appears set for the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Chitradurga district, with its Chairman S Somanath indicating that weather is being monitored. "We are looking at the climate. Climate is still not good. So, we are waiting for the wind and other systems to become benign. We will do that," Somanath, also Secretary in the Department of Space, told PTI here. According to ISRO officials, the RLV wing body will be carried using a helicopter to an altitude of three to five km and released at a distance of about four t...