US EditionISRO completes first integrated air drop test for Gaganyaan
The test validated the parachute system's reliable performance to ensure safe crew module recovery, involving a dummy capsule drop and collaboration among multiple Indian defense agencies.
- On August 24, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation conducted IADT-01, demonstrating the parachute-based deceleration system ahead of the December 2025 Gaganyaan test flight.
- ISRO and partner agencies conducted the exercise to validate the parachute-based deceleration mechanism central to astronaut safety, involving the Indian Air Force, Defence Research and Development Organisation , Indian Navy, and Indian Coast Guard.
- A mock module was dropped from a Chinook helicopter, its parachute deployment sequence unfolded over a few km descent, and it achieved a safe splashdown, ISRO said.
- The successful drop test strengthens confidence and officials said it boosts ISRO's crewed flight readiness; next steps include parachute validations, pad abort trials, and sea recovery rehearsals.
- The milestone positions India to become the fourth country independently sending humans to space, with the Bharatiya Antariksha Station by 2035 and an Indian Moon landing by 2040, officials said.
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