India shows test module for manned space mission

2023-10-09 17:54:54

Test module for India’s first manned space mission – ISRO

MADRID, 9 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Indian space agency, ISRO, is preparing to begin unmanned flight tests of the Gaganyaan program, which is expected to culminate in 2025 with the country’s first manned space mission.

The crew module (CM) of the Gaganyaan mission is in different stages of development. For the Test Vehicle Abort-1 (TV-D1) mission, the module is a depressurized version that has completed its integration and testing and is ready to be sent to the launch complex. ISRO has released images of its preparations.

Mission Will:
ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission.

Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are underway. @indiannavy #That’s how it is pic.twitter.com/XszSDEqs7w

— ISRO (@isro) October 7, 2023

This unpressurized CM version should have full module size and mass for the actual Gaganyaan mission. It houses all the deceleration and recovery systems. With its complete set of parachutes, recovery aid actuation systems and pyrotechnics.

The avionics systems on the module are in a redundant dual-mode configuration for navigation, sequencing, telemetry, instrumentation and power. The prototype for TV-D1 is extensively equipped to capture flight data to evaluate the performance of various systems. The crew module will be recovered after landing in the Bay of Bengal, using a dedicated vessel and diving equipment from the Indian Navy.

The first flight test vehicle in development (TV-D1) is in the final stages of preparation. The test vehicle is a single-stage liquid rocket developed for this aborted mission. The payloads consist of the crew module (CM) and crew escape systems (CES) with their solid fast-acting engines, along with the CM fairing (CMF) and interface adapters. This flight will simulate the abort condition during the climb trajectory. The CES with CM will be separated from the test vehicle at an altitude of about 17 km.

Subsequently, the abort sequence will be executed autonomously beginning with the separation of the CES and the deployment of the parachute array, finally culminating with the safe landing of the CM in the sea, about 10 km off the coast of the Sriharikota base. .

ISRO explained it’s a statement That this test vehicle mission with this CM is an important milestone for the overall Gaganyaan program as an almost complete system is integrated for a flight test. The success of this test flight will lay the foundation for the remaining qualification tests and unmanned missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan mission with Indian astronauts, he added.