ISRO overcame a technical glitch to successfully launch the first test flight for its Gaganyaan mission, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota today.
The launch of the Test Vehicle - Demonstration (TV-D1), which was scheduled at 8am but was deferred to 8.45am due to unfavourable weather conditions, was earlier put on hold after the engine ignition did not happen due to an anomaly, according to ISRO chairman S. Somanath.
The reason for the hold was identified and corrected, and the launch schedule was revised to 10am.
The single-stage liquid propulsion rocket,
The separation of the Crew Module and Crew Escape System was welcomed with loud cheers at the Mission Control Center.
The payloads later splashed into the sea as planned.
The Gaganyaan mission aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400km for a three-day mission and bring them safely back to Earth in 2025.
