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India just took a big step toward its first-ever astronaut mission. Early Saturday morning (Oct. 21), the nation conducted an uncrewed test of the emergency-escape system of its new crew capsule, ...

Liftoff of the TV-D1 test vehicle carrying a Crew Module for a Crew Escape System test, Oct. 21, 2023. Credit: ISRO HELSINKI — India plans to conduct a first uncrewed orbital test flight for its ...