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Gaganyaan: ISRO completes key test ahead of first uncrewed mission

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Gaganyaan: ISRO completes key test ahead of first uncrewed mission
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Gaganyaan: ISRO completes key test ahead of first uncrewed mission left The Gaganyaan mission envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission and bringing them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters. FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/avg627/article71593144.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_Edit_second-lea_G1JG_2_1_RTGGVV4M.jpg ANI Sriharikota [Andhra Pradesh], Sep 04 (ANI): ISRO launches the GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota on Friday. (ISRO/ANI Video Grab) Separating the crew module from the service module involves multiple precisely sequenced separation events with pyrotechnic devices and jettisoning systems Bengaluru Ahead of the first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan (G1) which is targeted for launch this year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed a series of Crew Module (CM)-Service Module (SM) separation tests for the Gaganyaan missions.

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