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Gaganyaan manned space mission: Isro defers test flight

Isro chairman S Somanath said the launch has been deferred as the engine ignition did not happen nominally. The automatic launch sequence held back the launch. "We have to go to the rocket and come..
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Design to last-leg of re-entry, abort test will help Isro get Gaganyaan-ready

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is conducting an 8.8-minute mission to test an abort condition for its future human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan. The test will simulate an anomaly and..
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A little splash before the big leap

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, India, is preparing for the first Gaganyaan inflight abort and crew module retrieval test. The SDSC has assembled a special test vehicle with the..
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Gaganyaan: Countdown to India's space crew module's first test flight to start today

India plans to orbit its astronauts in space in its own rocket for the first time sometime in 2025 and testing the crew escape system is part of that and the flight of TV-D1 will happen at 8 a.m. on..
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ISRO to conduct first test flight for Gaganyaan mission on October 21

The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) will be conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to test the crew module that is scheduled to house Indian astronauts..
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Gaganyaan: ISRO plans in-flight abort test of Crew Escape System, know what it is

During launch, the Crew Escape System (CES) is designed to swiftly detach the crew module from its launch vehicle in case of an emergency.
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Key milestone for LVM-3โ€™s enhanced weight-lifting capability, CE20 qualifies for Gaganyaan

Isroโ€™s bid to improve launch vehicle LVM3โ€™s weight-lifting capacity has crossed a significant milestone with the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) qualifying a critical component that powers..
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Isro set to conduct crucial crew escape test of Gaganyaan inearly October

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is set to conduct a test of the crew escape system for its Gaganyaan mission, which aims to send two to three astronauts into orbit for a three-day..
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ISRO getting ready for Gaganyaan mission, successfully conducts parachute deployment tests

ISRO's Thiruvananthapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal..
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ISRO conducts drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission


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First test vehicle mission for validation of crew escape system for Gaganyaan this month or in September: Space minister


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Gaganyaan: Two more tests of service module propulsion systems complete


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Isro, Indian Navy perform harbour trials of crew module mockup for Gaganyaan mission


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Voyager Space inks pact to use Gaganyaan crew spacecraft to service Starlab


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Gaganyaan: First batch of crew recovery team finishes phase-1 training


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Isro HSFC, which leads Gaganyaan, gets new chief


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Chandrayaan-3 integration soon, Gaganyaan abort mission may slip to August

Isro chairman S Somanath on Thursday said that the integration of the launch vehicle โ€” the GSLV-Mk3 or LVM3 โ€” and the spacecraft of the Chandrayaan-3 mission will begin soon at Indiaโ€™s spaceport..
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Chandrayaan-3 at spaceport; key Gaganyaan development this year: URSC Director


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Crowded July-Aug for Isro with Chandrayaan-3, PSLV & Gaganyaan abort missions; Aditya-L1 aimed for Aug-Sept


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Gaganyaan: Key tests of crew module propulsion, human-rated Vikas done


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Gaganyaan: Two key simulators for astronaut training being readied, two in place


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Gaganyaan: Astronauts complete 1st Sem, Isro makes progress with comms


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Gaganyaan: First abort test moves a step closer; Isro receives simulated crew module structure assembly


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Isro starts recovery trials for Gaganyaan


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Gaganyaan: Work on exclusive facility for ECLSS begins near Bengaluru

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), which has decided to indigenously develop the environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) for the proposed human spaceflight mission..
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