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Drogue Parachute Tests for Gaganyaan
December 24 , 2025
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- ISRO completed drogue parachute qualification tests for the Gaganyaan Crew Module.
- The tests were conducted at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, under the DRDO.
- Drogue parachutes stabilize and slow the Crew Module during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
- The Gaganyaan deceleration system has 10 parachutes of four different types, deployed in a fixed sequence.
- The mission aims to send three Indian astronauts to low Earth orbit at 400 km for three days and return them safely to Earth.
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