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Key trails for Gaganyaan conducted

  • February 9, 2023
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Key trails for Gaganyaan conducted

Subject: Science and technology

Section: Space technology

Concept:

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), along with the Indian Navy, has conducted an important trial for the Gaganyaan, human space flight mission.
  • It carried out initial recovery trials of the Crew Module in the Navy’s Water Survival Test Facility (WSTF) in Kochi.
  • These trials are part of the preparation for crew module recovery operations for the Gaganyaan mission.

About Gaganyaan Mission

  • Gaganyaan is a mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
  • Under the Gaganyaan schedule:
    • Three flights will be sent into orbit.
    • There will be two unmanned flights and one human spaceflight.
  • The Gaganyaan system module, called the Orbital Module will have three Indian astronauts, including a woman.
  • It will circle Earth at a low-earth-orbit at an altitude of 300-400 km from earth for 5-7 days.
  • ISRO is developing the spacecraft for the mission while the Russian space agency ROSCOSMOS is helping in extending the required training to the astronauts.
  • If the mission is successful, India would become the fourth country to have sent humans to space after the US, Russia and China.
  • The total cost of the mission is expected to be close to ₹10000 crores.

Payloads:

  • Crew module –spacecraft carrying human beings.
  • Service module –powered by two liquid propellant engines.
  • It will be equipped with emergency escape and emergency mission abort.
  • GSLV Mk III, also called the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3,) the three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload capability.
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