India prepares to launch its own manned space capsule

12 October 20237 months ago babelfish

After having made a splash with the success of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission and having crossed the milestones for the Aditya-L1 solar explorer, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preparing to carry out another important space flight feat, this time with human crew: Gaganyaan .

The Gaganyaan mission, which means "celestial vehicle" in Sanskrit, is part of India's attempt to launch at least three astronauts into low Earth orbit by the end of 2024, although a concrete timeline for liftoff has not yet been announced . The date of Gaganyaan's next test flight, which will test the effectiveness of the capsule's emergency escape system, was instead made known. This is a necessary test for an essential safety system in modern spaceflight.

On October 21, ISRO will launch a blank module from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India before returning it safely to Earth, Deputy Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday (October 11), reported Reuters. It will therefore be a relatively short flight, necessary to test the essential components of the vehicle. “The success of this test flight will lay the foundation for the remaining qualification tests and uncrewed missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan mission with Indian astronauts,” ISRO said in a statement released on October 6.

India therefore continues to follow its autonomous path of space exploration, comprehensively, with an admirable ambition, but supported by a decent industrial base. If this launch is successful we will see how many months will pass before the manned launch.

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