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ISRO successfully carried out the Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) near Sriharikota, validating the parachute-based deceleration system of the Gaganyaan crew module, a crucial step for safe landing in future missions.

ISRO Achieves Major Milestone with Successful Gaganyaan Parachute Test

ISRO's Successful Parachute Test for Gaganyaan Mission

ISRO successfully carried out the Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) near Sriharikota, validating the parachute-based deceleration system of the Gaganyaan crew module, a crucial step for safe landing in future missions.

The Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) performed by ISRO on Sunday near Sriharikota marks an essential step in the system-level qualification of the parachute-based deceleration system for the Gaganyaan programme, ISRO has said.
The space agency said the test at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, "successfully demonstrated the objective of end-to-end performance validation of the critical parachute-based deceleration system of the Crew Module for Gaganyaan mission in one of the typical mission scenarios." It described the exercise as part of the "system level qualification of parachute-based deceleration system, in which a simulated Crew Module (CM), encompassing the deceleration system is dropped using a helicopter." Explaining its purpose, ISRO said, in a press release issued late on Sunday, "In Gaganyaan missions, parachute-based deceleration system is employed during the terminal phase of crew module descent to reduce the touchdown velocity to an acceptable limit for safe landing on sea." The parachute system tested was "the same as that of Gaganyaan missions" and comprised ten parachutes -- two Apex Cover Separation (ACS), two Drogue, three Pilot and three Main canopies.
The 4.8-tonne simulated Crew Module was released from about 3 km altitude using the Indian Air Force's Chinook heavy-lift helicopter. "The deceleration system initiation began with firing of ACS Mortar, which deploys the &Atilde;2.5 m ACS parachutes, which is followed by the separation of Apex cover," ISRO said.
Drogue parachutes provided the first stage of deceleration, before being released to allow three Pilot parachutes to deploy the three Main parachutes of 25 metres diameter.
"Further, main parachutes reduced the terminal velocity of the simulated Crew Module to about 8m/s. After touchdown, the Main parachutes were released using parachute releasers. These parachutes, totaling ten in number, deployed in a precise sequence to gradually decrease the velocity of the Crew Module for safe touchdown," the agency said.
The test simulated "a possible abort scenario on the launch pad," with onboard avionics commanding the deceleration sequence and telemetering data to ground.
Post splashdown, "the simulated Crew Module was successfully recovered and ferried back on INS Anvesha to Chennai port," ISRO added.
The agency said "extensive modeling of CM as well as helicopter was carried out to address the dynamics of underslung body" and multiple trial sorties were completed before clearance by the Test Authorisation Board (TAB).
Apart from ISRO centres, "other governmental agencies, including DRDO, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard also contributed in the successful accomplishment of this major test," ISRO said.
"Similar tests at different deployment conditions are planned in the forthcoming days," it added.

ISRO revealed the identities of the 4 astronauts who will be part of India's maiden mission to space

Gaganyaan: challenges and preparations for India's first manned space mission | The India Story

ISRO revealed the identities of the 4 astronauts who will be part of India's maiden mission to space

After reaching the moon, India is now naming for the stars. ISRO revealed the names of 4 astronauts who have been selected to be a part of India&rsquo;s first manned mission to space. Scheduled for 2025, if the mission succeeds India will become the fourth country to send humans to space after USSR, US and China.
This week on The India Story, Vikram Chandra speaks to former ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair.&nbsp;

India's test flight for Gaganyaan mission was successful as crew module touched down in Bay of Bengal.

Gaganyaan: test flight successful, crew module makes soft sea landing

India's test flight for Gaganyaan mission was successful as crew module touched down in Bay of Bengal.

India on Saturday successfully completed the first unmanned test flight in its ambitious human space flight mission Gaganyaan, less than two hours after the launch was aborted with just four seconds to go for the lift-off.
After some tense moments following a system monitoring anomaly and two weather-related holds, the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) said scientists simulated an abort situation for the Crew Escape System (CES) to carry the Crew Module(CM) out of the test vehicle TV-D1.
The module to test the safety of crew in emergency situations descended using parachutes for a splashdown into the Bay of Bengal with planned precision, the space agency said.
ISRO chief S Somanath said the crew module has been fully recovered from the sea and it has been brought to Chennai port.
"Eastern Naval Command units recovered the Crew Module &mdash; a path paved by extensive planning, training of Naval divers, formulation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and joint communication by combined teams of Navy and ISRO," the Indian Navy said in a statement in the evening. The Navy, on its X handle, also shared pictures of its personnel recovering the module from the waters, about 10 km from the coast of Sriharikota.
The successful key test in the country's manned space programme was greeted with cheers at ISRO's Mission Control Centre(MCC) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The test essentially involved launching the empty CM into outer space, bringing the module back to earth and recovering it from the sea after touchdown.
The Test Vehicle mission is a significant milestone for the overall Gaganyaan programme as a nearly complete system was integrated for a flight test.
Saturday's flight was the first of the two abort missions planned to test the safety mechanisms that will allow the Gaganyaan crew to leave the spacecraft in an emergency. It came close to two months after the successful soft landing of India's unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on August 23.
"I am very happy to announce the successful accomplishment of the TV-D1 mission. The purpose of the mission was to demonstrate the crew escape system for the Gaganyaan programme through a test vehicle demonstration in which the vehicle has gone up to Mach 1 and above, which is the speed of sound and initiated an abort condition for the CES to function," a beaming Somanath said from the MCC. Mach 1 is equal to about 1,200 km per hour.
The crew module is where the astronauts will be stationed in a pressurised earth-like atmospheric condition during the Gaganyaan mission. For the 34.9 metre tall rocket TV-D1, the CM was an unpressurised version, the ISRO said.
India plans to send up to three astronauts into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for three days and bring them safely back to the Earth as part of the Gaganyaan mission likely to be launched in 2025.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the successful launch on Saturday takes India a step closer to realising its first human space flight programme.
In a post on X, Modi said, "This launch takes us one step closer to realising India's first human space flight programme, Gaganyaan. My best wishes to our scientists at ISRO." Officials said the entire mission lasted for about 20-25 minutes with precise separation of the CM from the rocket which happened around 9 minutes after lift-off at 10 am. The separation of the CM was planned at an altitude of 16.9 km from the ground.
Saturday's mission is the first of a series of tests of systems and procedures by the ISRO with the aim to ultimately launch an Indian astronaut into space.
Smiles returned to the faces of ISRO scientists a couple of hours after the planned launch time as weather-related issues first forced a rescheduling of the lift-off, from the original 8 am to 8.30 am and again 15 minutes later. Again, just 4 seconds before the single-stage liquid propulsion rocket was set to soar into the skies at 8.45 am, a "hold" sign flashed on the screens.
"...after going through the nominal liftoff process, there was a hold issued by the ground computer which is called the automatic launch sequence computer. It detected sort of a non-conformance following the engine to continue the thrusting to further go," Somanath explained.
"This happened due to a monitoring anomaly in the system. So we could identify it very very fast and correct it." It took some time to refill the gases and once that was completed, the team went through the proper automatic launch sequence which checked the entire health of the vehicle, he said. Earlier, after the initial 'hold,' Somanath had said the vehicle was in good health.
And finally the mission computer and the ground support computer authorised the launch which allowed the rocket to take off at 10 am after a two-hour delay.
"I am happy our team could understand an anomaly, rectify it and come back as fast. Congratulations to everybody. It is a big training for everybody here to prepare for the Gaganyaan programme...happy that the launch could happen within the allocated launch window," the ISRO chief said.
"The CES took the crew module away from the vehicle and subsequent operations of the crew module, the separation of the CES, all the parachutes opening and the touch down at the sea at the required velocity has been very well accomplished." Somanath further said ISRO will come back with another unmanned Gaganyaan test vehicle mission early next year.
The CM houses the crew interfaces, life support system, avionics, and deceleration systems. It is also designed for re-entry to ensure the safety of the crew during the descent till touchdown. The module underwent various testing at the ISRO centres ahead of its integration into the launch complex in Sriharikota.
R Hutton, Mission Executive for Crew Module Realisation and Mission Director, Gaganyaan hailed the successful launch.
"In this particular mission, the most important aspect is the safety of the crew...that has been demonstrated in the mission like a bird takes its chicken to a safe place." The Gaganyaan misson was robust and reliable, "but we cannot take anything to chance and therefore, if any malfunction happens there has to be a system in the launch vehicle which is called the Crew Escape System which will take the Crew Module away and then land," he said.
This has been "exactly demonstrated" today in the first mission of the test vehicle, Hutton added.
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said the successful test flight has set the stage for the remaining qualification tests and unmanned missions, which would lead to India's first human spaceflight.
"Well begun is half done," said Singh, who is also the Minister of State for Space.
"Today's event has paved the way for a series of tests of systems and procedures with the aim to ultimately launch an Indian astronaut in Space, possibly around the year 2025," Singh said in a statement.
Human safety is of paramount importance in the Gaganyaan mission, the minister said, adding that the test flight this morning validated the capability to move the crew to safety in case of adverse conditions soon after the launch.
"This has been a great journey for the young team of HSFC, who have prepared the crew module from the scratch to final configuration accommodating all the parachutes, all the systems, perfectly timing all the openings of the parachutes," said M Mohan, Director for Human Space Flight Centre of the ISRO.
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The Gaganyaan mission hopes to safely transport astronauts to Space and back.

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO successfully conducts parachute deployment tests

The Gaganyaan mission hopes to safely transport astronauts to Space and back.

ISRO has successfully conducted a series of tests on drogue parachutes, which would play a pivotal role in stabilising the crew module and reducing its velocity to a safe level during re-entry in the planned Gaganyaan human space flight mission.
The Gaganyaan mission hopes to safely transport astronauts to Space and back.
Drogue parachutes are deployed to decrease speed and stabilise rapidly moving objects.
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 Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh during August 8-10, the national space agency said in a statement on Friday.
The tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO.

This iterative approach allowed for refinements to be made, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the recovery operations, the national space agency said.

Gaganyaaan mission: ISRO, Navy conduct harbour recovery trials after Chandrayaan-3 launch

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO, Navy conduct harbour recovery trials after Chandrayaan-3 launch

This iterative approach allowed for refinements to be made, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the recovery operations, the national space agency said.

Recovery trial operations of the Gaganyaan mission has entered into the second phase with the commencement of harbour trials at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Indian Navy jointly carried out the trials on July 20 with the ship identified for the recovery operations during the first Development Mission of the Test Vehicle.
The trials were conducted at the Eastern Naval Command in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, using a mass and shape simulated Crew Module Mockup.
This mockup was a crucial component in the testing process, ensuring that the recovery procedures accurately simulated conditions, the Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO said in a statement on Saturday.
The various stages of recovery were simulated during the trials, including the attachment of the recovery buoy, towing, handling and lifting of the crew module onto the ship deck, it was stated.
These procedures were executed according to the recovery sequence, demonstrating the preparedness of the teams involved.
To ensure a seamless and safe recovery process, the Standard Operating Procedures were fine-tuned based on the experiences from the phase-1 trials at the Water Survival Training Facility in Kochi.
This iterative approach allowed for refinements to be made, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the recovery operations, the national space agency said.
Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters, according to ISRO.&nbsp;

At least 17 different tests are planned by ISRO in 2023 before it carries out the unmanned space flight in December next year.

ISRO reveals date of first Gaganyaan astronaut mission test flight

At least 17 different tests are planned by ISRO in 2023 before it carries out the unmanned space flight in December next year.

India's space agency has revealed when it will conduct the first test flight for India's maiden astronaut mission.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on 27 October 2022 that it will start a series of test flights for the Gaganyaan mission from February 2023.
The crew module, which will carry astronauts into Earth's orbit for three days, will be tested using heavy-lift Chinook helicopters and C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft.
In a major step forward, ISRO has completed the design of the Environment Control System. The system will ensure ambient living conditions for astronauts in the crew service module when they are in space.
At least 17 different tests are planned by ISRO in 2023 before it carries out the unmanned space flight in December next year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the Gaganyaan Mission in his Independence Day address in 2018 with a tentative target of achieving it in 2022, when the country completed 75 years of freedom from colonial rule.
However, the Covid pandemic led to several delays and the first Indian astronauts are likely to undertake their maiden spaceflight by the end of 2024 or early 2025.
(With PTI inputs)

As India's maiden astronaut mission gathers pace, here are first details of how ISRO is designing a special vehicle to safely carry 4 Indians to space. The technology needed to send humans to space is exceedingly complex, and only 3 nations have been able to do it so far - USA, Russia or erstwhile Soviet Union, and China.
The first task is to understand how going to space affects the human body, and the Indian space agency has recruited doctors for this. There is constant discussion between doctors and engineers to work on designing the Gaganyaan spacecraft.
The new technologies India needs for the mission are human-rated launch vehicle, crew escape systems, habitable orbital module, and life support system.
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The 4 astronauts who will fly on Gaganyaan are helping make the module which will carry them in low Earth orbit. The astronauts are made to sit in the cockpit and check the placement of various panels. They check whether equipment is in convenient and correct positions, whether lighting is comfortable. The minutest detail is not being ignored. For instance, if the edges inside the cockpit are causing discomfort.
Another big job is for engineers to identify potential hazards, and devise systems to control them. Facilities to safely rescue crew from hazardous situations are also being focused on.
The Gaganyaan mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, but suffered massive delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ₹9,000 crore project is gaining momentum once again, with India's friendly nations pitching in.
The four astronauts selected for the mission spent around a year in Russia, training on old Soyuz capsules, and simulating spaceflight in centrifuges and pressure chambers. ISRO has also signed a pact with the French space agency for training physicians who are responsible for astronauts' health before, during, and after the spaceflight.
The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch two unmanned missions to check systems and equipment, before finally launching humans into space.

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The technology needed to send humans to space is complex, and only 3 nations have been able to do it so far - USA, Russia or erstwhile Soviet Union, and China.

As India's maiden astronaut mission gathers pace, here are first details of how ISRO is designing a special vehicle to safely carry 4 Indians to space. The technology needed to send humans to space is exceedingly complex, and only 3 nations have been able to do it so far - USA, Russia or erstwhile Soviet Union, and China.
The first task is to understand how going to space affects the human body, and the Indian space agency has recruited doctors for this. There is constant discussion between doctors and engineers to work on designing the Gaganyaan spacecraft.
The new technologies India needs for the mission are human-rated launch vehicle, crew escape systems, habitable orbital module, and life support system.
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The 4 astronauts who will fly on Gaganyaan are helping make the module which will carry them in low Earth orbit. The astronauts are made to sit in the cockpit and check the placement of various panels. They check whether equipment is in convenient and correct positions, whether lighting is comfortable. The minutest detail is not being ignored. For instance, if the edges inside the cockpit are causing discomfort.
Another big job is for engineers to identify potential hazards, and devise systems to control them. Facilities to safely rescue crew from hazardous situations are also being focused on.
The Gaganyaan mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, but suffered massive delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ₹9,000 crore project is gaining momentum once again, with India's friendly nations pitching in.
The four astronauts selected for the mission spent around a year in Russia, training on old Soyuz capsules, and simulating spaceflight in centrifuges and pressure chambers. ISRO has also signed a pact with the French space agency for training physicians who are responsible for astronauts' health before, during, and after the spaceflight.
The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch two unmanned missions to check systems and equipment, before finally launching humans into space.

In a big step forward towards its space mission the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed the final testing of one of the launch vehicles that will carry humans to space under the Gaganyaan mission.In it's release the space agency stated&nbsp;the engine's performance met the test objectives and the parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test.SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to social media to congratulate India and ISRO&nbsp;for successfully conducting the test has he tweeted 'Congratulations" alongside an India flag.
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ISRO successfully tests engine for manned Gaganyaan mission, Elon Musk congratulates

Big milestone for ISRO&nbsp;as&nbsp;engine successfully&nbsp;tested for manned Gaganyaan&nbsp;space mission. Elon&nbsp;Musk congratulates India.&nbsp;

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<li>ISRO&nbsp;completes one out of the three stage testing for&nbsp;Gaganyaan mission</li>
<li>ISRO: Engine was fired for 240 seconds at the test facility at Tamil Nadu</li>
<li>SpaceX&nbsp;founder Elon&nbsp;Musk tweets congratulating ISRO&nbsp;&amp; India marking the milestone</li>
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The engine was fired for 240 seconds at the test facility of ISRO&nbsp;Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.

In a big step forward towards its space mission the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed the final testing of one of the launch vehicles that will carry humans to space under the Gaganyaan mission. In it's release the space agency stated&nbsp;the engine's performance met the test objectives and the parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test. SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to social media to congratulate India and ISRO&nbsp;for successfully conducting the test has he tweeted 'Congratulations" alongside an India flag.
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'ISRO to launch its Venus mission in 2025', France to take part

PTI,&nbsp;New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it, French space agency CNES said on Wednesday.
The VIRAL (Venus Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker) instrument co-developed with the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos and the LATMOS atmospheres, environments and space observations laboratory attached to the French national scientific research centre CNRS has been selected by the ISRO after a request for proposals, it said in a statement.
ISRO chairman K Sivan and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall held talks and reviewed the areas driving cooperation between France and India in space.
"In the domain of space exploration, France will be taking part in ISRO's mission to Venus, scheduled to launch in 2025. CNES will coordinate and prepare the French contribution, the first time a French payload will be flown on an Indian exploration mission," CNES said in a statement.
However, there was no comment from ISRO.
After the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and Moon missions Chandrayaan-1 and 2, ISRO has set its eyes on Venus for carrying out its inter-planetary mission.
France and India share a robust collaboration in arena of the space. It is one of the three nations with whom India collaborates in the strategic sectors of nuclear, space and defence -- the other two being the US and Russia.
In March 2018, the two countries also issued a 'Joint Vision for Space Cooperation'.
India and France are also working on ISRO's human space mission Gaganyaan project, which aims to send three Indians to space by 2022. Since September 2018, CNES and ISRO have set up a working group focused on cooperation in the field of human spaceflight, the French agency said.
"The two nations are pooling their expertise, notably in the domains of space medicine, astronaut health monitoring and life support. Initial exchanges have concentrated on training for India's flight physicians and technical teams and the supply of CNES flight systems," it added.&nbsp;

ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it. French space agency CNES said on Wednesday that the Venus Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker instrument co-developed with the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos and the LATMOS atmospheres, environments and space observations laboratory attached to the French national scientific research centre CNRS has been selected by the ISRO after a request for proposals.&nbsp;ISRO chairman K Sivan and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall held talks and reviewed the areas driving cooperation between France and India in space. However, there was no comment from ISRO.

PTI,&nbsp;New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it, French space agency CNES said on Wednesday.
The VIRAL (Venus Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker) instrument co-developed with the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos and the LATMOS atmospheres, environments and space observations laboratory attached to the French national scientific research centre CNRS has been selected by the ISRO after a request for proposals, it said in a statement.
ISRO chairman K Sivan and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall held talks and reviewed the areas driving cooperation between France and India in space.
"In the domain of space exploration, France will be taking part in ISRO's mission to Venus, scheduled to launch in 2025. CNES will coordinate and prepare the French contribution, the first time a French payload will be flown on an Indian exploration mission," CNES said in a statement.
However, there was no comment from ISRO.
After the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and Moon missions Chandrayaan-1 and 2, ISRO has set its eyes on Venus for carrying out its inter-planetary mission.
France and India share a robust collaboration in arena of the space. It is one of the three nations with whom India collaborates in the strategic sectors of nuclear, space and defence -- the other two being the US and Russia.
In March 2018, the two countries also issued a 'Joint Vision for Space Cooperation'.
India and France are also working on ISRO's human space mission Gaganyaan project, which aims to send three Indians to space by 2022. Since September 2018, CNES and ISRO have set up a working group focused on cooperation in the field of human spaceflight, the French agency said.
"The two nations are pooling their expertise, notably in the domains of space medicine, astronaut health monitoring and life support. Initial exchanges have concentrated on training for India's flight physicians and technical teams and the supply of CNES flight systems," it added.&nbsp;

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