1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auPassant Rabiehttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/passantrabie-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3MoNbnfrrg"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/10/india-eyes-a-new-spaceflight-age-as-gaganyaan-countdown-begins/">India Eyes a New Spaceflight Age as Gaganyaan Countdown Begins</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/10/india-eyes-a-new-spaceflight-age-as-gaganyaan-countdown-begins/embed/#?secret=3MoNbnfrrg" width="600" height="338" title="“India Eyes a New Spaceflight Age as Gaganyaan Countdown Begins” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="3MoNbnfrrg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/65d9d20a99146808ac4ef23a890284d6.jpg?quality=751023576Still on a high from launching back-to-back missions to the Moon and Sun, India is now ready to test its ability to send astronauts to space. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch an empty crew module and bring it back to Earth to test the capsule’s emergency escape system. The Gaganyaan […]