ISRO Chairman S Somanath proudly announced the successful completion of the 'TV-D1' (Test Vehicle Development Flight 1) in the ambitious Gaganyaan Mission
The Gaganyaan project envisages a human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members into an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian waters.
The British High Commissioner said that the successful Test Vehicle Abort Mission a part of Gaganyaan Project shows India's 'ambition' and 'capability' of India.
Amit Shah congratulated ISRO on the successful accomplishment of the 'TV-D1' and said that the country is ready to take a next big step in the space sector.
The liftoff of a test vehicle with crew safety related payloads connected to the ambitious Gaganyaan human space flight mission on Saturday could not happen as planned
During their visit, students engaged in interactive sessions with experts who shared their vast knowledge and experiences in developing and operating remote sensing satellites
The prime minister on Tuesday asked space scientists to aim to establish an Indian Space Station by 2035 and send an Indian astronaut on the moon by 2040.
The Test Vehicle, a dedicated single-stage liquid rocket for this abort mission, carries payloads like the crew module (CM) and crew escape systems (CES), among other components.
Times have changed and India is capable of building the best of devices and rockets and that is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened the space sector to private players, he said at an event here.
The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of the human spaceflight capability by launching a human crew to an orbit of 400 km and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian sea waters
During the closing session of the 16th edition of c0c0n, a two-day international cyber conference in Kochi, Kerala, Somanath emphasized that the likelihood of cyber-attacks is significantly elevated in rocket technology due to its reliance on cutting-edge software and chip-based hardware
As per ISRO, the triumph of this test flight will pave the way for subsequent qualification tests and unmanned missions, culminating in the inaugural Gaganyaan mission with Indian Astronauts.
Preparations are going on. All vehicle systems have reached Sriharikota. Final assembly is progressing. We are getting ready for launch by the end of October, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre S Unnikrishnan Nair told media