Isro successfully tests mission Gaganyaan TV D1 test flight

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully executed the Test Flight Abort Mission, for the Gaganyaan mission on Saturday after the first test flight was aborted at 8:45 am due to a problem in the engine ignition.
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The mission objectives of the TV-D1 launch included flight demonstration and evaluation of Test Vehicle subsystems; flight demonstration and evaluation of Crew Escape System including various separation systems; crew module characteristics; and deceleration system demonstration at higher altitudes and its recovery.

The Test Vehicle mission is a significant milestone for the overall Gaganyaan programme as a nearly complete system was integrated for a flight test.

The Gaganyaan project envisages a human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members into an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian waters.

​Gaganyaan programme aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for three days and bring them safely back to the Earth.

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​Crew module of ISRO's TV-D1 test flight of Mission Gaganyaan descended using parachutes before it began its drop to splashdown before recovery, sinking in the sea.

Saturday’s mission is only the first of several abort tests that Isro has planned before it attempts the first uncrewed mission, multiple of which will serve as the precursor to the crewed mission planned in 2025.

The mission is expected to give Isro multiple invaluable lessons to plan the eventual human spaceflight mission, the Gaganyaan, which in itself will be the first step towards more ambitious goals of setting up a space station and sending astronauts to Moon.