Gaganyaan test flight on October 21: Things to know

Gaganyaan's first test flight is scheduled for Oct 21

The mission will be carried out by TV-D1 test flight

TV-D1 test mission will commence between 7 am-9 am

This will be an unmanned mission

The mission's aim is to demonstrate the Crew Escape System

The findings in this test will be useful for actual mission

The actual Gaganyaan mission will be a 3-manned mission

It will be carried out by HLVM3 rocket