Gaganyaan Episode 2: Why India Needs Special Rockets | The Scope

India’s LVM-3 has already launched satellites and carried Chandrayaan-3 towards the Moon. But carrying astronauts demands an entirely different level of safety. In Episode 2 of The Scope’s Gaganyaan — India’s Leap, we explore how ISRO is transforming the proven LVM-3 into the human-rated HLVM-3, with redundant systems, rigorous testing and a powerful Crew Escape System. From the 2018 Pad Abort Test to the dramatic 2023 TV-D1 mission, discover how ISRO is preparing for every possible failure befo