- The TV-D1 module lifted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC).
- This successful launch is a significant milestone in India’s effort to demonstrate its capability to send humans into space.
- The Gaganyaan project aims to send a crew of three members into an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bring them safely back to Earth by landing in Indian waters.
- If it succeeds, India will become only the fourth country to send a human into space after the Soviet Union, the US, and China.
- The successful launch will now pave the way for other unmanned missions, including sending a robot into space next year.
- Sending a manned mission with three astronauts into low-Earth orbit will happen only after the successful completion of all these tests.
Question:
Q.1 What is the name of the module that was successfully launched in the Gaganyaan mission?a. TV-D1
b. TV-D2
c. TV-D3
d. TV-D4