ISRO announces plans to commence unmanned flight tests for Gangayaan mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it will begin unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission, with preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) currently underway. The Crew Module (CM), which houses the astronauts, is in different stages of development and an unpressurized version is ready to be shipped for the Test Vehicle Abort mission-1.