The Indian Space Agency has emerged victorious after testing the crucial crew escape system of its rocket Gaganyaan on Saturday. The demonstration of the TV-D1 mission was conducted successfully as the Space Agency is on its way to a manned space mission in 2025 and an unmanned mission next year. The objective of the mission is to test the vehicle, crew escape and the crew module. Gaganyaan was successfully launched at 10 a.m. after three holds. The vehicle was launched from the first launch pad of the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota exactly at 10 a.m. After nine minutes, the mission crew module successfully splashed in the Bay of Bengal, ten kilometres away from Sriharikota. The Indian Navy was stationed at the destined place for the recovery of the module. The module was retrieved by Naval divers and was taken to a Naval ship. It will be brought to Madras Harbour on Saturday.
Addressing after the launch, Chairman ISRO Somanath said that all the parameters and sequences performed normally as per the plan. He said that the flight demonstrated that the crew could exit safely in case of any malfunction. The splash down on the sea also was tested for the safety of the astronauts undertaking the space journey. He said that the abort condition was successful. He said that the velocity and the speed-accuracy in which the landing was done was remarkable. Somanath said that the launch was scheduled originally at eight a.m. and was rescheduled for 8:30 a.m. due to weather-related issues. He said that the launch sequence was put on hold by the computer and later it was found to be a monitoring anomaly. The Chairman said that they had refilled the gases and checked the health of the vehicle after which the launch process was restarted at 10 a.m. Mr. Somanath said that the comeback was made as fast as possible. He said that the entire team was prepared for the Gaganyaan launch in future.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Mr. Modi will attend the 125th Foundation Day celebrations of Scindia School. Principal of Scindia School, Ajay Singh informed that the Foundation Day function will be organised on Saturday at around 5 pm in the dignified presence of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will stay on school premises for around 2 hours.
The Prime Minister will see the innovations of the students through an exhibition on the school campus. Also, awards will be given to the students who bring glory to the school in different areas throughout the year.
