The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing the crew module recovery procedures for Gaganyaan, India's first crewed spaceflight mission. Engineers are validating a multi-stage deceleration system that combines atmospheric drag, sequential parachute deployment, and a sea splashdown near the Indian coast. The Indian Navy, which has been identified as the nodal agency for post-landing crew extraction, is coordinating with ISRO on recovery drills. The Gaganyaan programme aims to demonstrate India's capability to send a 3-member crew to a 400 km low Earth orbit for a three-day mission and bring them back safely, using the Human-rated LVM3 (HLVM3) launch vehicle. Key components of the crew module re-entry architecture include thermal protection tiles to withstand re-entry heat exceeding 1,500 degrees Celsius, a conical heat shield, drogue parachutes for initial deceleration at supersonic speeds, and pilot and main parachutes for final descent. The Crew Escape System, already successfully demonstrated in the TV-D1 test flight in 2023, will abort the mission in case of emergencies during launch. Before the crewed mission, ISRO plans to conduct uncrewed test flights carrying the humanoid robot Vyommitra. The Gaganyaan mission complements India's announcement of building the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) by 2035 and landing an Indian on the moon by 2040. The cargo variant of the Gaganyaan capsule may also serve future resupply missions to the planned space station. The programme represents a significant milestone in India's journey towards becoming a global space power.