2 min learnApr 10, 2026 06:28 PM IST
In yet one more step advancing in direction of the Gaganyaan mission, the Indian House Analysis Organisation (ISRO) Friday efficiently carried out the air drop check involving the Crew Module.
Crew Module is the specifically designed, pressurised capsule positioned on the uppermost space of the spacecraft. This homes the astronauts.
In line with ISRO, the Indian Air Power’s Chinook helicopter dropped the crew module from an to an altitude of about 3km off the Satish Dhawan House Centre (SHAR) within the Bay of Bengal and launched it over a delegated drop zone in sea close to the coast.
Concerned within the Friday’s check was a simulated crew module weighing about 5.7 tonnes. That is related in weight and dimension as the unique crew module which might be deployed within the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission anticipated to be introduced anytime quickly.
As soon as dropped and the crew module started its descent, ten parachutes of 4 sorts had been deployed at varied phases in a pre-planned sequence in underneath 90 seconds. This helped obtain the gradual discount of the speed guaranteeing for secure splashdown. The crew module was later recovered in coordination with the Indian Navy.
“This check validated the parachute-based deceleration methods within the crew module,” ISRO mentioned in its assertion on Friday.
The Gaganyaan mission includes three uncrewed and one crewed mission.
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