India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The development activities of Gaganyaan mission validating human rating aspects include the following:

· Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3): Development and ground testing of all propulsion stages and structures completed.

· Orbital Module: Propulsion systems for Crew Module and Service Module developed, tested and qualified. Engineering model for Environmental Control & Life Support System (ECLSS) has been realized. Deceleration system, Crew Module Up-righting System, Thermal Protection System and end to end avionics have been developed and tested.

· Crew Escape System (CES): 5 types of motors developed and static tested. All the CES structures are realised...