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NASA & Agencies
ISRO Clears Three Critical Gaganyaan Crew Module Safety Tests
ISRO validated the cold-gas uprighting system, umbilical separation mechanism, and apex cover structure for Gaganyaan's crew module, clearing a key hurdle before India's first crewed spaceflight.
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NASA & Agencies
India's First Private Orbital Rocket, Skyroot's Vikram-1, Opens Its Launch Window
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 sits fully stacked at Sriharikota with a July 12–August 4 window to become India's first privately built and launched orbital rocket.
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NASA & Agencies
ISRO Clears Fifth Parachute Airdrop Test for Gaganyaan's Uncrewed Debut
ISRO dropped a dummy-loaded main parachute from 2.5 km over Madhya Pradesh on July 7, the fifth test in a series meant to qualify the ten-parachute system that will bring Gaganyaan's crew module down into the sea.
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NASA & Agencies
How Do You Teach an Astronaut to Fall Safely? ISRO Test-Fires the Rocket Built to Find Out
ISRO ground-fired the SOLVE solid motor for 10 hours at Sriharikota on July 3, 2026, clearing a key checkpoint for the sub-orbital vehicle that will validate Gaganyaan's 10-parachute descent system.
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NASA & Agencies
India's space program is moving faster than anyone expected. Here's where it stands.
ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 south pole landing in 2023 and Aditya-L1 solar observatory marked a turning point. With Gaganyaan crewed flights approaching and a Venus mission on the books, India is building the infrastructure of a major spacefaring nation.
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NASA & Agencies
India is about to send humans to space for the first time. Here's where Gaganyaan stands.
India's Gaganyaan program — the country's first crewed spaceflight mission — has completed its uncrewed test flights and is closing in on a crew launch. A successful mission would make India only the fourth nation to independently send humans to orbit.
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NASA & Agencies
India is one uncrewed test flight away from joining the human-spaceflight club
ISRO is preparing to fly Gaganyaan-1, the uncrewed shakedown of India's first homegrown crew vehicle, with a humanoid robot aboard. Success would put a crewed flight within reach in 2027 — and make India the fourth nation to launch its own astronauts.
