Key Takeaways
- ISRO is assembling the Human Rated LVM3 at Sriharikota spaceport for the first un-crewed Gaganyaan flight.
- The Gaganyaan mission aims to send a crew to space and return them safely to Earth.
- The Crew Escape System is a critical component of the Gaganyaan mission, designed to ensure crew safety in case of an emergency.
Chennai: As part of its preparati0ns for the prestigious first ever Human space flight mission Gaganyaan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started assembling the Human Rated Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (HLVM3) at the spaceport
of Sriharikota, for the first uncrewed mission.
The Mission is likely to take place in the first quarter or early 2025. ISRO in an update said it started commencement of stacking of Human-rated LVM3 (HLVM3) for the first un-crewed flight of Gaganyaan (G-1) mission.
The Space Agency has come a long way from the experimental mission of LVM3-X/CARE
mission.
The HLVM3, is derived from LVM3 and designed with enhanced reliability to meet human
safety considerations.
Additionally, a Crew Escape System (CES) is implemented to ensure crew safety by safe
ejection of Crew Module (CM) in a potentially adverse situation.
The CES is operational from the launch pad till its separation after the atmospheric flight
regime.
HLVM3 is a three-stage vehicle with a payload capacity of about 10 tonnes to LEO. The vehicle is 53 meters tall and weighs 640 tonnes and it is getting ready for launch with the Crew Module and associated systems are undergoing final checks at ISRO centres.
