According to the head of the country's space agency, India's second attempt at landing on the moon will likely be pushed to the year 2023.
The Chandrayaan 3 lunar lander could be delayed until next year because teams are still testing vital systems, according to the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The last time we had a problem with the propulsion system, we are testing it now. The Chandrayaan 2 mission included a lander and a rover. The moon orbiter has been operating successfully for more than two years, but the landers suffered a hard landing.
India's moon crash wasn't really a failure.
The landers have been adjusted to avoid a similar incident.
There is a change in the system.
The data from the tests has been very good, but the ISRO is proceeding cautiously. We need to learn how it lands. It needs to be error-free to the best of our abilities.
A new lander and a rover are included in the Chandrayaan 3 mission. The mission is expected to target a near-polar landing area, and will operate for a single lunar day (14 Earth days) on the surface; it will not be capable of surviving the extreme cold of a lunar night.
Gaganyaan mission is also moving ahead. India Today reported that the first set of Gaganyaan hardware was delivered to the Indian Space Research Organization.
The design of all systems and subsystems for Gaganyaan has been completed, Jitendra Singh wrote in a response to a question submitted to India's parliament.
In August and December, the ISRO will test the mission-abort sequence. Emergency systems will be able to deliver astronauts to safety in the event of anomalies during a launch. Before India can conduct test flights of the Gaganyaan capsule, abort tests will have to be carried out. The first crewed launch attempt can only happen after that.
We are looking to schedule the 1st abort mission in Aug & the 2nd in Dec: Somnath. @isro to intentionally cause an anomaly & allow crew module to come out of it, do tumbling manoeuvres, deploy parachutes, & land in a designated spot on the sea before being recovered. 2/n pic.twitter.com/kCUlH8fqwfApril 6, 2022
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The aim of Gaganyaan was to launch India's first crewed mission before the 75th anniversary of India's independence. The first crewed flight was delayed due to the COVID-19 epidemic. If the tests are successful, test flights are expected to take place in 2023, but the first crewed flight may only take place in 2024.
A modified satellite launch vehicle will be used to launch the Gaganyaan spacecraft. In August 2021, the standard version of the launcher failed. The rocket is expected to be back in action in the second half of the year, after the cause of the failure was identified, according to NewsX.
After the approval of Parliament, a space policy to provide guidance and regulation for India's private space endeavors will be released.
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