ISRO gears up for Gaganyaan mission's first unmanned flight test

1/7: India's Gaganyaan mission: ISRO is gearing up for unmanned flight tests, Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) on October 21, 2023, 7-9 am, from Sriharikota. / Image: ISRO

2/7: ISRO engineers designed the Crew Module (CM) for Gaganyaan, prioritising crew safety. TV-D1 CM, unpressurised yet crucial, mirrors the envisioned manned-module, housing vital recovery systems. / Image: ISRO

3/7: CM avionics in dual redundant mode is essential for critical functions, extensive instrumentation aboard the CM will be used to collect flight data. / Image: ISRO

4/7: The Indian Navy will recover the CM in the Bay of Bengal following the module's return. / Image: ISRO

5/7: Test Vehicle, custom-built for abort mission, will carry CM and Crew Escape Systems with fast-acting solid motors, which are crucial for the mach 1.2 simulation. / Image: ISRO

6/7: At 17 km, CES and CM will part ways, triggering an orchestrated abort sequence. Safe splashdown as per ISRO would be anywhere near 10 km off Sriharikota coast in the Bay of Bengal. / Image: ISRO

7/7: CM is being tested in the Bengaluru ISRO facility, and was subsequently dispatched on August 13. The Module has been undergoing vibration tests and pre-integration for final Launch-Pad integration. / Image: ISRO