Science For Everyone: As Gaganyaan's LVM3 Engine Qualifies As Human-Rated, Know What A Vacuum Ignition Test Is

Gaganyaan: On February 13, 2024, the final round of ground qualification tests required to classify LVM3's CE20 cryogenic engine as human-rated were completed. This was the final vacuum ignition test.

Science For Everyone: As ISRO successfully completes the tests required to classify the CE20 cryogenic engine of the LVM3 rocket as human-rated for the Gaganyaan Programme, this week, we explain what vacuum ignition and life demonstration tests mean.  ( Image Source :ISRO/ABP Live )

Gaganyaan's Vacuum Ignition Test: Welcome back to "Science For Everyone", ABP Live's science column. Last time, we explained how the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inserted the Aditya-L1 spacecraft into the halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the challenges faced by the space agency while placing it, how these were overcome, and how difficulties could be addressed in the future. As ISRO successfully completes the tests required to classify the CE20 cryogenic engine