ISRO's Manned Space Mission 'Gaganyaan'

In Pics: ISRO's Key Test For Manned Space Mission 'Gaganyaan'
Gaganyaan Mission Director S Sivakumar said that all systems "performed well"

Sriharikota: ISRO today successfully launched its unmanned test flight for its first human spaceflight mission - 'Gaganyaan' - in the second attempt after the lift-off was briefly put on hold.
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"The lift off was put on hold initially after ground computer detected non conformance. We could identify it and correct it very quickly," said ISRO chief S Somnath.he ISRO Chief said that the purpose of the mission was to demonstrate the crew escape system. "The vehicle went slightly above the speed of sound, before it initiated the crew escape system," he said.We will come back with more data and analysis after recovery of the crew modules from the sea," Mr Somnath said.

Mission Director S Sivakumar said that all systems "performed well" during the test flight launch.The ambitious space mission Gaganyaan is a significant milestone in the effort to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's target of setting up an Indian Space Station by 2035 and launch Indian astronaut to the Moon by 2040