Published: 17 December 2025DD NewsScience & Technology
ISRO Completes Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute Tests at Chandigarh
ISRO completed drogue parachute tests for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission on December 18-19, 2025 at TBRL, Chandigarh. These parachute tests are critical for ensuring crew safety during the re-entry phase of the Gaganyaan mission, which is scheduled for launch in early 2027.
The Gaganyaan programme aims to demonstrate India's capability to send humans to low Earth orbit and bring them back safely. Earlier in 2025, ISRO completed the final abort test in May and the first integrated air drop test in August. India's astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla also flew to the ISS aboard the Axiom-04 mission in 2025, spending 18 days conducting microgravity experiments.
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Q: Discuss the progress of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme with reference to the drogue parachute tests conducted in December 2025 and related Indian human spaceflight milestones achieved during 2025.
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ISRO completed Gaganyaan drogue parachute tests on December 18-19, 2025 at TBRL, Chandigarh, critical for crew re-entry safety; launch is scheduled for early 2027. Earlier in 2025, ISRO completed the final abort test in May and the first integrated air drop test in August. Shubhanshu Shukla flew to the ISS.
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ISRO completed drogue parachute tests for which space mission at TBRL, Chandigarh in December 2025?
Explanation · Correct answer CISRO completed drogue parachute tests for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission at TBRL, Chandigarh on December 18-19, 2025. These tests are critical for crew safety during re-entry. Gaganyaan is scheduled for launch in early 2027.
