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ISRO Achieves Major Milestone for Gaganyaan! Parachute Test Success Brings India Closer to First Human Spaceflight

By defence.capital on November 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested the parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module on Nov. 3, 2025, at the Babina Field Firing Range. This critical test ensures astronaut safety during re-entry and landing, utilizing a complex system with ten parachutes that performed flawlessly under extreme conditions, marking a significant milestone in India’s human spaceflight efforts.

ISRO Achieves Major Milestone in Gaganyaan Mission with Successful Test of Service Module Propulsion System

By defence.capital on July 12, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, validating its functionality through extensive testing. This advancement is crucial for astronaut safety and aims to position India as the fourth nation capable of independent human spaceflight.

KCP Group hands over critical equipment for India’s human space flight mission for testing

By defence.capital on October 7, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

By T. S. Shankar Chennai: A city-based company has achieved a key milestone by fabricating critical hardware for India’s human space flight mission, handing over two crew model structures for testing to the government space agency. KCP Goup’s Heavy Engineering division, also based in Chennai, had produced the […]

India HAL delivers largest cryogenic propellant tank to space agency

By defence.capital on November 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Bengaluru: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today said it has recently delivered the biggest cryogenic propellant tank (C32 LH2) ever fabricated by the company to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), much ahead of the contracted timeline. The C32-LH2 tank is a developmental cryogenic propellant tank of Aluminium alloy […]

ISRO gets L&T’s first launch hardware for India Gaganyaan mission, overcoming COVID

By defence.capital on November 17, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: As India prepares for its first human space mission ‘Gaganyaan‘ by Aug. 2022, Larsen & Toubro — nation’s leading engineering-procurement-construction projects, manufacturing, defence and services conglomerate — has delivered the first hardware, a booster segment, for the mission’s launch vehicle to the country’s space research agency. […]

Lockheed Martin to explore space in India, ready to support Gaganyaan

By defence.capital on August 24, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: World’s largest defence and aerospace company is keen on exploring the newly opened Indian market for the space sector in collaboration with both the government and the new entrants from the private industry, Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s India chief has said. In particular, […]

First India human space mission training progressing despite COVID-19 hiccups

By defence.capital on July 8, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India is committed to launching its first human space mission “Gaganyaan” on time before Aug. 2022 despite the roadblocks created by deadly COVID-19 which has severely impacted the country’s economy. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), supervising the Rs 10,000 crore ($1.33 billion) […]

India reforms space sector, allows private participation

By defence.capital on June 24, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India today approved a proposal to allow private sector participation in the Space sector, an historic reform announced by the Narendra Modi government a month ago in a bid to kick-in self-reliance and technological advancement critical industrial activities of the country. The move could invite entry […]

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