What Is Gaganyaan Mission

What significance does today's test flight for the Gaganyaan mission have?

Studying the Crew Module and Crew Escape System in order to return personnel to Earth

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The upcoming Gaganyaan mission was the goal of the test vehicle mission.

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The test flight is important for both future crewed and uncrewed Gaganyaan flight missions.

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Using a single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, the Test Vehicle-Demonstration (TV-D1) was operated.

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