India, Feb. 20 -- India's human spaceflight programme has achieved a key milestone with the successful qualification level load test of the Drogue Parachute for the Gaganyaan programme, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Giving details, officials said the test was conducted on Wednesday at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh.

The RTRS is a specialised dynamic test facility being used extensively for high-speed aerodynamic and ballistic evaluations.

The test was conducted with Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, DRDO, alongside various TBRL's dedicate...