India, Nov. 11 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Tuesday said it successfully conducted an important test on main parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module (GCM) at the Babina Field Firing Range in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh on November 3.

The Gaganyaan mission, India's first human spaceflight programme, aims to send a three-member crew on a three-day mission to space and return them safely to Earth. For the mission, Isro is developing a human-rated launch vehicle, an orbital module, and a crew escape system. The programme includes prior unmanned missions to test critical systems before the first manned flight.

The test was part of the ongoing series of Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Tests (IMAT) for the qualification of ...