Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1
Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) was a high altitude abort test performed as part of the Gaganyaan program, initially set to be held on 21 October 2023 at around 02:30 UTC (08:00 Indian Standard Time, IST). Liftoff was delayed to 03:15 UTC due to weather issues, and five seconds before launch it was put on hold by the on-board computer due to an engine anomaly, as reported in ISRO's mission livestream. The launch occurred at 04:30 UTC, and the crew module successfully separated from the launch vehicle. The crew module was successfully recovered by the Indian Navy. India is the fourth country, after Russia, the United States, and China, to successfully test this technology. Background In April 2022, it was proposed that both demonstration missions should have a depressurized crew module. On 10 August 2022 ISRO performed a successful static test of the Crew Escape System (CES). The crew module fairing and the high altitude abort engine were delivered by Hindustan Aeronautics Lim ...
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