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Gaganyaan clears key safety tests, first uncrewed flight targeted for late 2026
Gaganyaan clears key safety tests, first uncrewed flight targeted for late 2026
Space minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha that Gaganyaan has completed major development and validation milestones for its human-rated systems. The Human Rated Launch Vehicle has finished development and ground testing…
The Story in Brief
Space minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha that Gaganyaan has completed major development and validation milestones for its human-rated systems. The Human Rated Launch Vehicle has finished development and ground testing of its propulsion stages and structures. Crew and service module propulsion systems have also been tested and qualified.
All five crew escape system motor types have been developed and static tested, while a crew escape test and two simulated crew module air-drop tests have validated key safety systems. The first uncrewed mission, carrying the Vyommitra half-humanoid, is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026. Two more uncrewed missions are planned before the first crewed flight, targeted for 2027.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that Gaganyaan is either imminent or stalled both run ahead of the facts. The programme has cleared important ground tests, but the first uncrewed flight is still targeted for late 2026, followed by two more uncrewed missions. The real measure will be whether these flights validate the full mission sequence safely, not whether a launch date produces headlines. Will the programme meet its 2026 target?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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