Accents
|
The Indian Space Organization (ISRO), India’s space agency, has made a major breakthrough in its ambitious Gaganyaan human spaceflight program with the successful test launch of a test vehicle (TV-D1). The TV-D1 is a single-stage liquid rocket that was launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
#TO WATCH | Sriharikota: ISRO launches test flight for Gaganyaan mission after first test flight aborted pic.twitter.com/pIbmjyJj3W
— ANI (@ANI)
October 21, 2023
The primary objective of the TV-D1 test flight was to evaluate the functionality and reliability of the crew escape system. The success of this test is crucial as it paves the way for subsequent qualification tests and unmanned missions. These missions will culminate in the first Gaganyaan programme, which is scheduled to launch in 2025 and carry Indian astronauts into space.
Gaganyaan mission: TV-D1 test flight
You can follow the test flight LIVE from 0730 hours. And October 21, 2023 at https://t.co/MX54CwO4IUhttps://t.co/zugXQAYy1yYouTube: https://t.co/75VtErpm0HDD National TV@DDNational#Gaganyaan pic.twitter.com/ktomWs2TvN
— ISRO (@isro)
October 19, 2023
Significance of Gaganyaan mission
The Gaganyaan mission is India’s ambitious human spaceflight program. The goal of the mission is to send a crew of three into a 400-kilometer orbit for a three-day mission. The safe return of the crew will be a major milestone for India’s space programme.
The Gaganyaan mission represents India’s bid to become the fourth nation capable of launching manned spacecraft, after the United States, Russia and China.
The success of the Gaganyaan mission will also mark a significant step towards India’s future space initiatives. PM Modi ordered ISRO to send a manned mission to the moon by 2040 and establish a space station by 2035.
What is Aditya L1? Everything you need to know about India’s first solar mission
Space station by 2035, manned mission by 2040: PM Modi tells ISRO
Photo: ANI
During a meeting held on October 17, 2023 for India’s first manned space mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set ambitious goals for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). PM Modi has directed ISRO to achieve the following goals which include establishing a space station by 2035 and sending a manned mission to the moon by 2040.
“Building on the success of India’s space initiatives, including the recent Chandrayan-3 and Aditya-L1 missions, the Prime Minister directed that India should now pursue new and ambitious goals, including setting up the ‘Bharatiya Antariksha Station’ (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and sending the first Indian on the moon by 2040,” reads the official announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
How is ISRO’s Aditya-L1 different from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe?
The space ministry has been tasked with developing a plan for future Indian missions to the moon. These include developing a Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) capable of undertaking return missions, building a new launch pad and setting up human-centric laboratories and related technologies.
Apart from these lunar missions, PM Modi has also invited Indian scientists to work on interplanetary missions, including a Venus orbiter mission and a Mars lander.
What is BTSbot? First, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool detects a supernova
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: newstars.edu.vn