The Gaganyaan mission, initiated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has several significant objectives and aims to demonstrate India’s prowess in human spaceflight. The primary goal of this project is to send a crew of three members to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission, showcasing the nation’s ability to develop and harness space technology in national development while pursuing planetary exploration and space science research. This mission has the potential to propel India to the centre of human space exploration, which is currently dominated by the United States and Russia.
ISRO has accomplished a major milestone in the human rating of its CE20 cryogenic engine that powers the cryogenic stage of the human-rated LVM3 launch vehicle for Gaganyaan missions, with the completion of the final round of ground qualification tests on February 13, 2024. The final test was the seventh of a series of vacuum ignition tests carried out at the High Altitude Test Facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, to simulate the flight conditions.
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The ground qualification tests for the human rating of the CE20 engine involved life demonstration tests, endurance tests, and performance assessment under nominal operating conditions as well as off-nominal conditions w.r.t thrust, mixture ratio, and propellant tank pressure. All the ground qualification tests of the CE20 engine for the Gaganyaan programme have been completed.