Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will now launch the first test flight of its Gaganyaan mission at 10 am. ISRO Chief S Somnath said that earlier this mission was put on hold due to technical reasons.
Today the first test flight was to be launched at 7:30 but the time was changed twice due to bad weather. Then it was to be launched at 8 o'clock but due to bad weather, its time was changed again to 8.45 and finally the launch had to be postponed and then it was told that it would be launched at 10 o'clock.
ISRO chief said that we are finding out what went wrong. He said, 'The test vehicle is completely safe but the engines could not be started on time. ISRO will analyze the flaws and it will be rectified soon. Lift closing time has been postp…
Goal of Gaganyaan Mission
The Gaganyaan mission aims to send humans into low Earth orbit at an altitude of 400 kilometers in a three-day mission in 2025 and bring them back to Earth safely. Indian astronauts i.e. Gagnauts will sit inside the crew module and revolve around the Earth in a low orbit at an altitude of 400 kilometers. ISRO will attempt the successful launch of its Test Vehicle – Demonstration (TV-D1), a single stage liquid propulsion rocket. This test vehicle mission with the crew module is an important milestone for the overall Gaganyaan programme.
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