ISRO's unmanned test flight for its first human spaceflight mission 'Gaganyaan' today lifted off from Sriharikota.

ISRO's unmanned test flight for its first human spaceflight mission 'Gaganyaan' today lifted off from Sriharikota.

After the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, I SRO on Saturday took one of the first steps on its journey to launching a crewed spacecraft with the Gaganyaan mission.

The mission is to  test the performance of the Crew Escape System on the crew module of the Gaganyaan mission.

The mission is to  test the performance of the Crew Escape System on the crew module of the Gaganyaan mission.

The rocket tested the emergency escape system of its crew module, which separated from the thruster and made a soft sea landing about 10 minutes after the launch.

The rocket tested the emergency escape system of its crew module, which separated from the thruster and made a soft sea landing about 10 minutes after the launch.

Indian Space Research Organisation S Somanath said from the mission centre announces the news of the success.

The test flight of Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) carried an early depressurized version of the Gaganyaan Crew Module (CM) to an altitude of around 17 kilometres, followed by a final descent using a parachute for its splashdown.

The test flight was a critical step in ISRO’s journey to launch a crewed human spacecraft through the Gaganyaan mission.

The test flight was a critical step in ISRO’s journey to launch a crewed human spacecraft through the Gaganyaan mission.

The test vehicle mission is the predecessor to the Gaganyaan programme which aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400kms for three days and bring them safely back to the Earth.

The test vehicle mission is the predecessor to the Gaganyaan programme which aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400kms for three days and bring them safely back to the Earth.

India will demonstrate its human spaceflight capabilities in a mission called Gaganyaan, scheduled to launch in 2024.

India will demonstrate its human spaceflight capabilities in a mission called Gaganyaan, scheduled to launch in 2024.

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