India on Saturday successfully carried out the first space rocket launch as part of its upcoming own orbital manned mission.
With this test, the Indian Research Space Agency (ISRO) is set to embark on the first of a series of test flights for a mission that will place India on the exclusive list of nations that can launch a crewed spacecraft.
The launch was broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organization's website.
With this test, the Indian Research Space Agency (ISRO) is set to embark on the first of a series of test flights for a mission that will place India on the exclusive list of nations that can launch a crewed spacecraft.
The launch was broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organization's website.
PM Modi Lauds ISRO Scientists
Congratulating and sending his best wishes to the ISRO scientists, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on X, said: "This launch takes us one step closer to realising India’s first human space flight program, Gaganyaan."
In a separate message appreciating the scientists and citizens on the "momentous occasion of success and fulfilment," Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said: "...After the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-3, our nation is ready to take its next giant stride in the realm of space."
He stated that with Gaganyaan TV-D1 Test Flight, ISRO has scripted "another remarkable space odyssey".
The Initial Glitch
Initially, the test Vehicle D1 mission was set for lift-off at 08:00 IST (02:30 GMT). It was rescheduled to 08:45. But just five seconds before the launch, the countdown stopped, a media report said earlier on Saturday morning.
Later, the ISRO announced that it had been able to complete the test flight at the second attempt. The process was achieved after the first one was aborted seconds before launch at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota because of a snag in the rocket’s ignition.