A little splash before the big leap

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, India, is preparing for the first Gaganyaan inflight abort and crew module retrieval test. The SDSC has assembled a special test vehicle with the crew escape system and crew module, and engineers are conducting health checks before fuel loading. The test will simulate an abortion and assess the capabilities of the crew escape system, including parachute deployment and safe recovery of the module.