Why in the News?
ISRO successfully conducted the Gaganyaan-1 Crew Module air drop test off the Andhra Pradesh coast, marking another step toward India’s first human spaceflight mission.
Key Highlights
- Test Agency: ISRO
- Location: Bay of Bengal near Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR)
- Aircraft Used: Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter
- Drop Height: About 3 km altitude
- Module Weight: 5.7 tonnes (simulated crew module)
- Recovery: Indian Navy
What is Crew Module
- Pressurised capsule at the top of spacecraft
- Houses astronauts
- Designed for safe re-entry and splashdown
- Equipped with parachute-based landing system
About Gaganyaan Mission
- India’s first human spaceflight mission
- Planned by ISRO
- Mission Structure:
- 3 Uncrewed missions
- 1 Crewed mission
| [2025] Consider the following space missions: 1 Axiom-4 2 SpaDeX 3 Gaganyaan How many of the space missions given above encourage and support microgravity research? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All the three (d) None |
