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ISRO Completes Ground Test for Gaganyaan Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted a ground test for the Gaganyaan mission.

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The SOLVE test platform is used to carry out Integrated Parachute Tests.

The test helps to validate the deceleration system of the Crew Module under various test conditions.

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The test was for the Solid Motor based SOLVE, which is a test platform for validating the deceleration system of the Crew Module.

This is a significant step towards the development of the Gaganyaan mission, which aims to send Indians to space.

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deceleration system

a system that helps slow down the spacecraft

Crew Module

the part of the spacecraft where the astronauts stay

SOLVE

a test platform used to validate the deceleration system

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