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27 Aug

ISRO aces key Air Drop Test for Gaganyaan mission

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the Air Drop Test, a key milestone for advancing the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. The first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01), conducted on Sunday at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, was a joint effort by the ISRO, Indian Air Force, DRDO, Indian Navy, and Indian Coast Guard. “ISRO successfully accomplishes first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) for end-to-end demonstration of parachute-based deceleration system for Gaganyaan missions,” the Indian space agency said, in a post on social media platform X. The test is part of "system…

15 Jul

Shubanshu Shukla’s experience extremely valuable for India’s Gaganyaan mission: ISRO

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The experience gained by IAF Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla onboard the International Space Station will be extremely valuable for India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, said ISRO on Tuesday. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft "Grace" carrying IAF Group Captain Shukla and three other astronauts, part of the Axiom Space Mission-4 (Ax-4) splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 3:01 p.m. IST (4:31 AM CT). "The experience gained by Shubanshu Shukla during his time on the ISS will be extremely valuable for the Gaganyaan programme planned over the next two years," said Nilesh M…

13 Dec

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO moves 1st solid motor segment to launch complex

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) In a significant milestone for the Gaganyaan -- India’s first human spaceflight mission -- the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday announced that the first solid motor segment has been moved to the launch complex. In an important step towards the launch of the first human flight slated for 2026, the motor segment has been moved from the production plant, “A significant milestone for the Gaganyaan Programme! The first solid motor segment has been moved from the production plant to the launch complex, marking a key step towards the HLVM3 G1 flight. India's human…

27 Feb

‘Group Captain Prashanth Nair among four test pilots for Gaganyaan Mission’

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27, Kerala is all set to be catapulted to a new glory when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reveal the names of four test pilots undergoing training for India's Gaganyaan Mission when he visits the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) here on Tuesday. Sukhoi fighter pilot Group Captain Prashanth B. Nair, who hails from Kerala, has been undergoing the training for India's dream mission for the past few years, sources said. The four test pilots have completed their training in Russia and are now getting familiar with the intricacies of the mission at a unit of the ISRO.…