ISRO successfully conducts test vehicle mission ahead of human space flight programme
Sriharikota (AP) (PTI): Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport here as delays and an anomaly-triggered 'hold' forced ISRO scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country's ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan which soared into skies after initial hiccups.
Following a two hour delay and nerve-wracking moments after the engine of TV-D1 failed to ignite initially, ISRO scientists put the mission on course 75 minutes later when they launched the rocket with precision and achieved the goal of Crew Module and Crew Escape separation that was welcomed with loud cheers at the Mission Control Center here.
TV D1 Mission was fully achieved, ISRO announced.
The payloads later splashed into the sea as planned, a development that witnessed jubilation.
Gaganyaan programme aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for three days and bring them safely back to the Earth.
Initially slated for 8 am, the launch suffered delays twice, totaling 45 minutes, before an anomaly forced a rescheduling for 10 am.
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Man in Chikkamagaluru kills three family members including 6-YO-daughter, kills himself later
Chikkamagaluru: An incident of murder of family members followed by suicide of the accused was reported in Magalu village of Khandya hobli, Balehonnur taluk, where a man shot and killed three of his relatives before shooting himself dead.
The accused Ratnakar reportedly shot dead his mother-in-law Jyoti (50), daughter Moulya (6) and sister-in-law Sindhu (24). Ratnakar committed suicide by shooting himself. Sindhu’s husband was also shot in the leg and is being treated in hospital.
In a selfie video clip, recorded prior to the crime, Ratnakar is seen alleging that his family cheated him. He also accuses his wife of being away from him for two years.
The local police, who were informed of the incident, have visited the crime scene and are investigating the matter.
