{"id":16738,"date":"2014-12-18T20:01:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T12:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-india-test-flies-new-launcher-crew-capsule\/"},"modified":"2014-12-18T20:01:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T12:01:51","slug":"photos-india-test-flies-new-launcher-crew-capsule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-india-test-flies-new-launcher-crew-capsule\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: India test flies new launcher, crew capsule"},"content":{"rendered":"

A powerful new Indian launcher and a precursor to a future piloted space capsule flew to the edge of space on a 20-minute test mission Thursday.<\/p>\n

The GSLV MK. 3 rocket and the Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment, or CARE, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India\u2019s east coast at 0400 GMT Thursday (11 p.m. EST Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. local time). Powered by twin solid rocket boosters and two Vikas engines on a liquid-fueled core stage, the rocket accelerated to nearly 12,000 mph and an altitude of nearly 80 miles before releasing the capsule for a descent back to Earth.<\/p>\n

The landing craft deployed a series of parachutes \u2014 including 100-foot-diameter main chutes \u2014 to slow down its descent before splashdown. The Indian Coast Guard was expected recover the capsule and return it to India for inspections.<\/p>\n

Read our full story<\/p>\n

See photos of the rocket\u2019s liftoff and the landing craft after splashdown in the Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n

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