India will conduct a key test on October 21 in preparation for the mission, which aims to launch three astronauts into orbit and return them safely in 2024 or 2025. The Gaganyaan mission will be the most expensive in the history of the Indian space program with a budget of one billion dollars.
The tests will be conducted this month from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in southern India, and the capsule will be launched into space with the goal of returning safely to Earth.
In addition to the crew module, the operation of the separation system, which should operate “clockwise” as the capsule returns to Earth, will also be tested.
A test “robot astronaut” named Vyommitra will be sent into space in 2024, and astronauts should be sent into space in late 2024. It has not yet been decided whether the capsule will carry two or three astronauts on its first manned mission.
The manned mission will last three days, and the astronauts will move in orbit at an altitude of 400 km.
The Orbital Module will consist of a Crew Module (CM), where the crew will be located, and a Service Module (Crew Module (CM).
The center in Bengaluru (Bangalore) prepares future astronauts.
Sources: Reuters, The Hindu, ISRO
Source: Hot News
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