Recovery procedures are yet to be finalized, ISRO said.
Before sending humans to space, ISRO will conduct two uncrewed flights to low Earth orbit using Gaganyaan gear, and at least one of those will carry a humanoid robot as payload, thein the past. These flights, meant to validate the mission's technology and launch vehicle, are now scheduled to occur in late 2023 and the first half of 2024.
ISRO continues to remain tight-lipped about the coming astronaut mission, so details even in the few official press releases and local media reports are sparse. In its latest announcement, the space agency said the operating procedures for recovery efforts are yet to be finalized. It attributed the need for a high number of tests to the safe recovery of the crew, which is"the final step to be accomplished for any successful human spaceflight."
The recovery efforts for Gaganyaan's crew and crew module will be led by the Indian Navy with contributions from several other government organizations involved with the mission, the agency said. Soon, ISRO plans to provide flight training to its crew at the same test facility in Kochi, which has the infrastructure for"realistic training" to hone them on escape procedures under different simulated scenarios, including crashes, the agency said.
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