<h5>What did ISRO accomplish recently?</h5><p>On October 21, ISRO successfully completed the TV-D1 (Test Vehicle Demonstration 1) Mission. This was one among several tests the space agency intends to carry out before the launch of the Gaganyaan Mission in 2025.</p><p>This mission aimed to demonstrate the working of the crew escape system. Mr. S. Somnath, Chairman of ISRO, claimed that the crew escape system was critical to ensuring that humans onboard could safely return to Earth in case of a rocket explosion.</p><p>Once the rocket was 12-16 km up in the air, they triggered the abort system, and the crew module was separated from the rocket. A series of parachutes were deployed to help the crew module have a safe touchdown in the waters of the Bay of Bengal, about 10 km from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.</p><p>Indian Navy’s divers and ship helped recover the crew module from the sea and brought it back to the shore. The module was fitted with many cameras and instruments to gather data, which will help ISRO plan its upcoming test missions.</p><h5>What is the Gaganyaan Mission?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/isro-completes-first-gaganyaan-test-flight%2FGaganyaan.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=febb2a4f-2e08-4dd0-8a9f-f80751442f70&amp;_gl=1*1nsrro3*_ga*MTIzNjQ0ODg2NS4xNjgzNzk5MjMy*_ga_CW55HF8NVT*MTY5ODIyNTM1OS4yNjcuMS4xNjk4MjI2MjEyLjQ3LjAuMA.." type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>Gaganyaan TV-D1 lift-off. Video by ISRO.</figcaption> </figure></div><p>ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission will send three astronauts into lower-earth orbit (400 km up in the air) and bring them back after three days. ‘Gaganyaan’ is a Sanskrit word which means ‘vehicle to the sky’. The mission will be launched in 2025. However, before that, ISRO has to complete all test flights.</p><p>If India is able to execute this mission, it will become the fourth country, after Russia, the US, and China, to send humans into space. Gaganyaan Mission is also an important stepping stone in achieving the Prime Minister’s goal of establishing an Indian space station by 2035 and sending an Indian to the moon by 2040.</p><h5>When will the next Gaganyaan test flight occur?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/isro-completes-first-gaganyaan-test-flight%2FVyomitra.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=735ab501-ec48-4863-9e9e-62b7ca1e8fe8&amp;_gl=1*1occuzk*_ga*MTIzNjQ0ODg2NS4xNjgzNzk5MjMy*_ga_CW55HF8NVT*MTY5ODIyNTM1OS4yNjcuMS4xNjk4MjI2Mzc0LjYwLjAuMA.."><figcaption>Vyomitra. Photo by the Asian Age.</figcaption></figure><p>The next Gaganyaan test flight will take place in 2024. ISRO will send a female humanoid robot called ‘Vyomitra’ to space for this mission. The Sanskrit word Vyommitra translates to ‘space friend’.</p><p>The humanoid robot can monitor module parameters, send alters, and perform life support operations. It can also recognise astronauts and converse with them. It will simulate human functions in space, which will help ISRO prepare well for the Gaganyaan mission.</p>

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