Tag: CARE

  • India’s new rocket program achieves big success

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    The GSLV Mk. 3 launcher flies downrange from India’s east coast. Credit: ISRO India’s aspiration to launch all of its own satellites — and eventually astronauts — into space got a boost Thursday with a successful test flight of a powerful new rocket and a prototype landing capsule designed for the country’s human spaceflight program.…

  • India debuts GSLV Mk.III with prototype crew capsule

    India debuts GSLV Mk.III with prototype crew capsule

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    The Indian Space Research Organisation has launched the first test flight of its newest rocket – the GSLV Mk.III – on Thursday, conducting a suborbital flight that also demonstrated a prototype crew capsule (CARE) for India’s proposed manned missions. Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre occurred at 09:30 local time (04:00 UTC). ISRO Launch:…