Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Somanath on Saturday announced that the “TV-D1” (Test Vehicle Development Flight 1) of the Gaganyan mission was a success. The test vehicle conducted its second launch at 8:45 am (IST) after experiencing engine ignition issues. ISRO briefly suspended the launch of its first unmanned test flight (TV-D1 flight test). Later, it said the error had been identified and corrected, with a second launch scheduled for 10:00 am (IST) today.
ISRO Chairman S Somanath told the media, “I am happy to announce the successful completion of the TV-D1 mission. The purpose of this mission was to demonstrate the crew escape system of the Gaganyaan program through a test vehicle demonstration in which the aircraft reached Mach numbers, slightly higher above the speed of sound and initiated an abort condition to allow the crew escape system to function.”
He added: “The crew escape system removed the crew capsule from the vehicle and subsequent operations, including landing at sea, were completed very smoothly. We have confirmed the data for all this.”
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath congratulated the scientists after the astronauts’ escape capsule successfully landed.
On the occasion, mission director S Sivakumar said, “This is an unprecedented attempt. It is like a bouquet of three experiments put together. We have now seen the characteristics of all three systems and what we want to achieve through this experiment Or test the content of the test.” This mission. Test vehicle, crew escape system, crew compartment, everything, we demonstrated it perfectly on the first try. All systems perform well. “
“We’ve been training hard for the past three or four years and today is D-Day. We’re happy to be able to do it on the first try,” he added.
The flight test aircraft abort mission was conducted to demonstrate the performance of the crew escape system as part of the Gaganyaan mission.
The mission objectives of the TV-D1 launch are to test flight demonstration and evaluation of aircraft subsystems; flight demonstration and evaluation of crew escape systems, including various separation systems; crew cabin characteristics; high-altitude deceleration system demonstration and recovery.
The test vehicle was a single-stage liquid rocket developed specifically for this aborted mission. The payload includes the Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape System (CES) and their fast-response solid motors, as well as the CM Fairing (CMF) and interface adapter. This flight simulated the abort situation encountered in the Gaganyaan mission during the ascending trajectory corresponding to Mach 1.2.
The mission is a major milestone in India’s efforts to prove the possibility of sending humans into space.
The Gaganyaan project envisages launching three astronauts into an orbit of 400 kilometers for a three-day mission, landing them in Indian waters, and bringing them back safely to Earth to demonstrate manned space capabilities.
The plan will make India the fourth country to launch a manned space mission after the United States, Russia and China. Building on the success of India’s space program, including the recent Chandrayan-3 and Aditya L1 missions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that India should now aim at new, ambitious goals, including establishing a “Bharatiya Antariksha Station” by 2035 By 2040, the first Indian will be placed on the moon.
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