Gaganyaan land in Arabian Sea after completing the mission

 ISRO made public information related to Gaganyaan, will land in Arabian Sea after completing the mission

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is busy preparing for the launch of the country's first manned space mission Gaganyaan next year. Meanwhile, some interesting information related to this mission has come to light.

Thiruvananthapuram, Pretr. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is busy preparing for the launch of the country's first manned space mission Gaganyaan next year. Meanwhile, some interesting information related to this mission has come to light, according to which Gaganyaan will be launched in the Arabian Sea after completing the week-long mission.

Gaganyaan will be India's first manned mission in space

Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Human Space Flight Center (HSFC) at ISRO, Bangalore, has authored an article titled 'Indian Human Spaceflight Mission' in the Manorama Year Book, 2022. In this, he has told that the Gaganyaan Orbital Module (OM) has two parts, the first is the Crew Module (CM or the living space of the astronauts) and the second Service Module (SM) and their weight is about 8,000 kg. The speed of OM during the orbit in Earth's orbit will be about 7,800 meters per second.

As an alternative, the Bay of Bengal is also being considered.

After completing the mission, the crew module will be launched in the Arabian Sea off the Indian coast as it is relatively calm and hence it is the first choice for this. However, as an alternative, the Bay of Bengal is also being considered. It is to be known that ISRO had established HSFC in Bangalore in 2019 for sustainable and cheap human space missions and Gaganyaan is its first project. A test flight to check the performance of Gaganyaan's astronaut rescue system and Gaganyaan's first unmanned mission is scheduled for early second half of this year.

Dr. Nair said that the crew module will have a double walled system and will be fitted with Thermal Protection System (TPS) to prevent intense aerodynamic heating during flight. The orbital module will be launched from a Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV), which is a modified version of the GSLV Mk-3 vehicle. The crew module is fitted with a set of small propellants that will be fired in a controlled manner during re-entry into the atmosphere. After landing the co-ordinates of the crew module will be shared with the recovery teams waiting on various ships

The crew module will have life-saving packets for each astronaut, which will be sufficient for two days. However, ISRO is sure that the crew module will be traced within two hours of its landing in the sea. The four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan have been given 15 months of normal space flight training in Russia. Astronaut Training Center is being set up in Bengaluru to give them special training for Gaganyaan. During this, they will be made aware of all the situations that may come up during the flight, as well as they will be given training to face them. The training also includes classes on various aspects of the engineering, medical and safety of the expedition.

Astronauts will also be trained in weightlessness by flying in special aircraft through the parabolic path. In this they will experience weightlessness for 25 to 30 seconds. They will also be given long duration training on specialized simulators. Astronauts will be given special life-saving training in sea, icy places, mountains and desert conditions to inform them of rescue in the event of a premature suspension of the mission. They will be taught to survive in these situations using the life support packets available with them.