ISRO conducts a qualification test for the main parachute system of the Gaganyaan crew module, aimed at ensuring a safe splashdown. According to reports, the agency validates the parachute’s structural integrity by exposing it to maximum expected load conditions. In the test, a simulated assembly is dropped from an aircraft to observe and assess how the parachute performs under those loads. The testing is described as part of the programme’s broader integrated parachute development, and it is reported as the fifth integrated main parachute airdrop test for the Gaganyaan mission. The successful outcome is stated to increase confidence in the parachute system ahead of an upcoming uncrewed mission, where the system is expected to operate as part of the crew module’s recovery sequence. The accounts focus on the test’s technical objective—confirming the parachute system can withstand the loads anticipated during recovery—without indicating any change to the overall mission schedule.