Parachutes for re-entry capsule of Mission Gaganyaan shipped from Agra

The Gaganyaan crew module will carry three astronauts as a part of India’s first human house flight programme.

Indigenously developed parachutes for the secure return of the capsule that can carry astronauts underneath the proposed Gaganyaan programme are set to bear fitment assessments at an Indian House Analysis Organisation (ISRO) facility in Bengaluru.

The Aerial Supply Analysis and Growth Institution (ADRDE), the Agra-based laboratory underneath the Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO), has developed the parachutes for India’s manned house flight programme, Gaganyaan, which envisages placing a crew of three astronauts in low-earth orbit.

On Saturday, the flight unit of the parachutes was flagged off from ADRDE to the ISRO Satellite tv for pc Integration and Testing Institution in Bengaluru.

“The first test demonstration is likely to take place in July this year, with the first unmanned mission to be undertaken only after the success of two such demonstrations,” the ADRDE mentioned in an announcement. The Check Automobile Demonstration (TVD-1) flight can be a big milestone towards realising the nation’s formidable Gaganyaan programme, it said.

The parachute configuration consists of 10 parachutes. Throughout flight the sequence begins with deployment of two parachutes of “apex cover separation parachute”, which is safety cowl for the crew module parachute compartment, adopted by two extra of “drogue parachute deployment” to stabilise and produce down the speed. Upon the drogue parachute launch, three parachutes of the “pilot parachute” system can be used to extract three parachutes of the “main parachute” individually, to scale back the velocity of the crew module to secure ranges throughout its touchdown, the assertion defined.

Stating that every parachute’s efficiency should be evaluated by advanced testing strategies, the ADRDE mentioned that particular person parachutes have undergone sub-system degree testing.

In December 2022, Minister of State in House and Atomic Power Jitendra Singh knowledgeable Parliament that India’s maiden human house flight ‘H1’ mission is focused to be launched within the fourth quarter of 2024. In a written reply within the Lok Sabha, the Minister mentioned that in view of the paramount significance of crew security, two take a look at car missions are deliberate earlier than the ‘G1’ mission to exhibit the efficiency of crew escape system and parachute-based deceleration system for various flight circumstances.

“The uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023 followed by the second uncrewed ‘G2’ mission in the second quarter of 2024, before the final human space flight ‘H1’ mission in the fourth quarter of 2024,” he said.

He added that the primary uncrewed flight ‘G1’ mission is aimed toward validating the efficiency of human-rated launch car, orbital module propulsion system, mission administration, communication system and restoration operations. The mission will carry a humanoid as payload.

The astronaut-designates for the human house flight mission are presently present process their mission-specific coaching at Bengaluru with the second semester of crew coaching presently underway. The primary semester of astronaut coaching included modules on theoretical fundamentals, house medication, launch autos, spacecraft system and floor assist infrastructure. Common bodily health classes, aeromedical coaching and flying observe are additionally a part of crew coaching. Corresponding analysis and evaluation actions have additionally been accomplished.