Bengaluru (Karnataka): Space X CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for successfully conducting the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan program. Musk commented 'Congratulations' along with an Indian Flag on the ISRO's tweet.
ISRO in a statement said, " The test was done for the core L110 liquid stage of the human-rated GSLV MkIII vehicle, as part of the engine qualification requirements for the Gaganyaan program. The engine was fired for 240 seconds at the test facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, said the statement. The performance of the engine met the test objectives and the engine parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test, it said.
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It is to be mentioned that the objective of the Gaganyaan program is to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit onboard an Indian launch vehicle and bring them back to earth.
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