November 12, 2025 12:52 PM
ISRO completes key test on main parachutes for Gaganyaan Crew Module
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday it had successfully tested the main parachutes for its Gaganyaan Crew Module at the Babina Field Firing Range in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on November 3. The test was part of a series of Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Tests (IMAT) to qualify the parachute system for India’s first human spaceflight mission, ISRO said in a statement. The Gaganyaan Crew Module’s parachute system consists of ten parachutes of four types. The descent...