- “Gaganyaan” project — envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission and bringing them back safely to earth
- This project gives a lot of opportunities to conduct experiments on board, with possibilities like micro-gravity, space mining, material testing, and space-based observations.
- Gaganyaan programme-Sending a man up there is one part, but doing something very meaningful is something we are all looking at, ISRO Chief Somanath has said.
Bangalore, March 24. ISRO received the Crew Module structure simulated assembly for the Integrated Air-Drop Test (IADT) meant for validating the sequence and performance of parachute systems in the Gaganyaan mission.
The module was designed by Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO and the hardware has been realized by Mr. Venkateswara Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.
This un-pressurized single wall Crew Module structure simulates the shapeand size of the actual Gaganyaan crew module. Its structure accommodates major subsystems like parachute system, pyros, avionics, and buoyance augmentation system for IADT.
The IADT will be performed, at SDSC-SHAR, using an Indian Air Force helicopter by taking the Crew module to an altitude of 3.6 to 4 km to validate the deceleration system (parachute & Pyro’s) performance.
Somanath S., Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, DoS, and senior officials of ISRO graced the occasion.
