DRDO has successfully completed qualification-level load tests for the Gaganyaan drogue parachute at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility in Chandigarh, ensuring a safe return for Indian astronauts.

The Gaganyaan mission is India’s first human spaceflight programme, aiming to send a three-member crew on a three-day mission to space and return them safely to Earth.

India’s ambitious human spaceflight mission has cleared another crucial hurdle. A high-intensity qualification test of the drogue parachute system for the Gaganyaan programme has been successfully ...

The dynamic test was carried out at the specialised RTRS facility, widely used for high-speed aerodynamic and ballistic evaluations.

DRDO completes qualification load test of Gaganyaan drogue parachute at Chandigarh, strengthening safety systems for India’s crewed mission.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday completed load tests of drag parachutes at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh, marking a key milestone ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday (19 February) announced that the Defence Research and Development Organisation ...

India’s human spaceflight programme has achieved a major development with the successful qualification level load test of ...

“India’s human spaceflight programme has achieved a key milestone with the successful qualification level load test of drogue parachute for the Gaganyaan programme,” it said. The test proved India’s ...

India's Gaganyaan program received a significant boost with the successful qualification level load test of its drogue ...