The unpressurised Gaganyaan crew module and the single-stage rocket that will launch it for the test mission at Sriharikota. (ISRO via X.com)
Gaganyaan mission test live updates (October 21): Today, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to embark on the first in a series of test flights for a mission that will put India on the small and exclusive list of countries that can launch a crewed spacecraft by itself—Gaganyaan.
The automatic launch sequence began at 8.30 AM IST, but the mission’s ground computers halted the sequence after observing an anomaly, according to ISRO chief S Somanath. The 8.45 AM launch was called of but since then, ISRO said it has identified and corrected the issue that caused the launch sequence to be halted.
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Gaganyaan is part of India’s larger ambition to send its own space station to orbit and to eventually send an astronaut to the Moon.
The Gaganyaan spacecraft’s Crew Escape System is a crucial piece of technology that will safely carry the crew away in case of an emergency.
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First published on: 21-10-2023 at 05:49 IST
