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Gaganyaan Mission: How ISRO fixed glitches in 45 min and relaunched rocket. 10 updates The ISRO scientist said that the glitch happened "due to a monitoring anomaly in the system. So we could identify it very very fast and correct it".

The ISRO Chairman added, "It took some time to refill the gases and once that was completed, the team went through the proper automatic launch sequence which checked the entire health of the vehicle". And finally, the mission computer and the ground support computer authorised the launch which allowed the 34.9 metre tall TV-D1 to takeoff. Also read: Gaganyaan Mission: Happy to announce successful TV-D1 mission, says ISRO Chief S Somnath Somanath said he was glad that his team could identify the anomaly and rectify it timely.

"Congratulations to everybody. It is a big training for everybody here to prepare for the Gaganyaan programme...happy that the launch could happen within the allocated launch window," the ISRO Chairman said. The Test Vehicle mission is a significant milestone for the overall Gaganyaan programme as a nearly complete system was integrated for a flight test.

Also read: ISRO Missions: A look at what's up and coming from India's space research agency The Crew Module System is a habitable space with an Earth-like environment in space for the crew. It houses the crew interfaces, life support system, avionics, and deceleration systems. It is also designed for re-entry to ensure the safety of the crew during the descent till touchdown.