Gaganyaan, India’s first mission to put humans in space, had its first test launch today. TV-D1 (Test Vehicle Abort Mission 1), the first test of the crew escape system to ensure the safety of astronauts, is taking place today.
ISRO aims to put humans in orbit 400 km above Earth. The objective is to get three astronauts into orbit and back to Earth. Unlike other missions, the first stage tests used a single-stage liquid stage rocket. The rocket will take off from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 8 am. TV-D1 is Gaganyan’s critical phase.
The Crew Module System is a space where astronauts can sit as safely as Earth. The purpose of the crew escape system is to separate the crew module from the main rocket and bring it safely away in the event of a rocket failure. According to the space research center, it includes systems to understand the explosion shortly before it occurs.
ISRO also said that after reaching a long distance, the crew module will come out and fall quickly into the sea using a parachute. Learn how to get back up if a rocket fails at an altitude of 17 km in today’s test. TV-D1 uses an upgraded version of the Vikas engine. The Space Research Center estimates that the parachute will land at a distance of 10 km from the east coast of Sriharikota. In the subsequent stages, the rocket will be tested at altitudes of 20–30 km, and at altitudes of 40 and 50 km, and how to escape if the rocket fails. The crew will then launch the module into orbit.
