According to NDTV, India will demonstrate its human spaceflight capabilities in a mission called Gaganyaan ("Skycraft"), scheduled to launch in 2024. — ISRO (@isro) October 21, 2023Saturday’s rocket tested the emergency escape system of its crew module, which separated from the thruster and made a soft sea landing about 10 minutes after the launch. The purpose of the mission was to demonstrate the crew escape system. The vehicle went slightly above the speed of sound, before it initiated the crew escape system," ISRO chief S. Somanath said afterwards. Gaganyaan is the first mission of its kind for India and comes with an estimated price tag of $1.08 billion, according to ISRO.

Source: The Nation October 21, 2023 15:22 UTC