Gaganyaan mission: ISRO Chairman S Somanath said that the first test vehicle flight will be conducted on October 21. After that we have planned for three more test missions, D2, D3, D4. We will hold thorough tests during the test flight sequence.
The test flight can be watched LIVE from 0730 Hours (IST) on October 21. Students and the general public can witness the launch from Sriharikota, by registering on the portal. Registration commenced on October 17 at 6 pm.
The Test Vehicle Development Flight (TV-D1) is aimed at testing the crew module (CM) that will carry Indian astronauts during the human spaceflight late next year. Know how and where the watch on test day.
ISRO chief Somanath was conferred an honorary doctorate by Bangalore University, which he dedicated to the teams involved in India's lunar and solar missions.
The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a human crew to an orbit of 400 km and bringing them safely back to Earth by landing in Indian sea waters.
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Mission Gaganyaan: TV-D1 involves launching the crew module to outer space, bringing it back to earth and recovering it after touchdown in the Bay of Bengal.
About ISRO's maiden mission to study the Sun, Somanath said the spacecraft is ‘very healthy’ and is on a 110-day long journey to the Lagrange point L1 and is expected to reach the intended destination by “middle of January.”
ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 soft landed on the lunar surface on August 23 this year, making India the fourth country to land on the Moon. PM Modi named the landing point of Vikram lander as Shiv Shakti Point.
Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23, making India the first country to land on the uncharted surface.
Aditya-L1 Mission: The launch of Aditya-L1 by PSLV-C57 rocket was successfully accomplished by ISRO on September 2. Aditya-L1 spacecraft carries a total of seven different payloads to study the Sun.
Chandrayaan- 3 mission: India scripted history on August 23 becoming the first country to touch down near the lunar south pole; and the fourth in the world to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.
Mission Gaganyaan: The Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to a circular orbit of about 400 km around the Earth for a one-to-three-day mission and bring them back safely to Earth.
Gaganyaan mission: According to ISRO officials, the Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to a circular orbit of about 400 km around the earth for a one-to-three days mission and bring them back safely to earth.
Sikkim flash floods: The space agency said it will continue monitoring the lake further using satellite data. At least 18 people died while several went missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin.
After the success of Chandrayaan-3, there are high expectations for Gaganyaan, the crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the formative spacecraft of India's first human spaceflight programme.
As a token of appreciation, the Tamil Nadu Government is awarding each of these scientists Rs 25 lakhs, recognising their immense talent and achievements.
This is the second time in succession that ISRO could send a spacecraft outside the sphere of influence of the Earth, the first time being the Mars Orbiter Mission.
As the lunar night nears the Shiv Shakti Point on the Moon, the hopes of the revival of the Vikram lander are fading. The lander and the rover have been in the sleep mode since September 2.
The national space agency is now gearing up for XPoSat or X-ray Polarimeter Satellite launch which may take place in November or December.
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