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Gaganyaan mission's life-support systems progress
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Gaganyaan mission's life-support systems progress
ISRO is developing life-support systems for Gaganyaan, India's crewed spaceflight programme.
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ISRO continues to develop the life-support systems for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme, India's first crewed space mission.
These systems are designed to sustain astronauts (gaganyatris) with breathable air, temperature control, and other survival functions during the mission.
Gaganyaan is intended to place Indian astronauts in low Earth orbit and return them safely, making India only the fourth country to achieve indigenous human spaceflight.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Gaganyaan
- ISRO
- human spaceflight
- life-support
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- Gaganyaan, ISRO, human spaceflight, life-support
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Use as an example in GS-3 answers (GS Paper 3 - Science & Technology, Space).
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With reference to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), consider the following statements:
- It is a permanent committee of Parliament.
- It can have members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: B — A JPC is an ad hoc, temporary body formed to examine a specific Bill or issue, with members drawn from both Houses of Parliament.
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