The full name of TV-D1 is Test Vehqal Development Flight. It will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. S Somnath said that the first test of the Gaganyaan Mission, the Vikal flight will be completed on 21 October. After that three more Test Mission D2, D3, D4 will be completed.
The aim of the Indian Space Agency is to send at least 3 Indian astronauts to the lower orbit of the earth before the end of 2024. Gaganyaan will land at a fixed location in the Indian maritime border. ISRO has said that the success of the Test flight will lead the rest of the qualification tests and unmanned missions.
The Gaganyaan project may have been delayed, but ISRO has not shown haste for this mission. The mission is designed in such a way that it will be able to achieve success only in the first attempt. For this, testing and demons have been increased. Recently, S Somnath had told that Gaganyaan was to be launched 2 years ago, but due to Corona, it was delayed. He had said, “Our thinking is different now. We do not want to make hurry. We have decided. The main objective of this human space flight is a completely fixed safe mission.”
If everything goes well, after America, Russia and China, India will become the fourth country in the world to send humans in space. It has already been told in media reports that the crew members going on the mission will have all the food options to eat. Six different menu are being prepared. Breaks are expected to include light items like Upma, Poha, Idli. Meat and veg biryani will be optioned for lunch, while dinner may include gravy items with chapatis, vegetables and meat.