Captain Prasanth Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are undergoing training for India's maiden human space flight.
PM bestowed 'astronaut wings' to Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) this morning.
Test flight at Sriharikota to last just over 8 minutes. It will check deceleration systems, parachute deployment, and structural integrity of crew module after separation from spacecraft.
PM Narendra Modi Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to assess Gaganyaan mission's readiness. 1st demonstration flight of 'Crew Escape System Test Vehicle' scheduled on 21 October.
ISRO chief S. Somanath details the agency’s planned missions, declines to comment on Chandrayaan-3, whose lander and rover were put to sleep when first lunar night set in.
Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle LVM3 is equipped with human-rated engines. Once all its components are human-rated, it will be called 'human-rated LVM3' or HVLM3 — the Gaganyaan launch vehicle.
ISRO chief Somanath explained that initially the plan was to import some technologies for Gaganyaan from abroad but bringing them was expensive. So, they decided to do it themselves.
The two uncrewed missions preceding the crewed flight are also yet to take place. They are now expected to launch mid-2024. Preparations for the mission are underway.
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