Gaganyaan's crew module successfully launched

• ISRO successfully launched the crew module of Gaganyaan from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.

• Gaganyaan's first flight test vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) was launched from Sriharikota.

• The crew module reached an altitude of 17 km and then splashed down safely in the Bay of Bengal.

• The main objective of the test flight is to demonstrate and evaluate the test vehicle's sub-systems, crew escape systems including various separation systems.

• The launch was first canceled and then rescheduled after an anomaly was found before the planned launch.

• The TV-D1 is a hydraulically propelled single stage test vehicle that uses a modified Vikas engine. The Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape System (CES) are fitted at its forward end.