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Splashdown success: Gaganyaan crew escape module detaches, lands in sea

IndiaTimes Sunday, 22 October 2023
Isro on Saturday showed its capability to bring back its astronauts to safety in the event of an emergency after the Gaganyaan launch by successfully carrying out the first “test vehicle demonstration” (TV-D1). The nine-minute and 50-second mission started with a special rocket lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 10 am and ended with the Indian Navy retrieving the crew module that splashed down gently in the Bay of Bengal.
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News video: Gaganyaan Mission: Test Flight successful, Crew Escape Module touches down | ISRO | Oneindia news

Gaganyaan Mission: Test Flight successful, Crew Escape Module touches down | ISRO | Oneindia news 03:18

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully launched the TV-D1 test vehicle in its 2nd attempt at 10 am from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota at 10 am today. The Crew Module of the first developmental flight test of the ISRO's Gaganyaan programme has successfully splashed down...

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