--- title: "ISRO’s Gaganyaan Project got completed along with Successful LEM Test" description: "ISRO planned human spaceflight project Gaganyaan was completed on Wednesday along with the successful test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LE" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-08-11 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1864/isro-s-gaganyaan-project-got-completed-along-with-successful-lem-test category: "science and technology" tags: ["space science", "isro", "science and technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # ISRO’s Gaganyaan Project got completed along with Successful LEM Test As per **ISRO**, an important milestone within the planned [human spaceflight](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114596/what-are-the-key-milestones-in-nasa-s-history-of-human-spaceflight-programs) project **Gaganyaan** was completed on **Wednesday** along with the successful test-firing of the **Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM)** of crew [escape system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116175/drdo-conducts-successful-high-speed-test-of-indigenous-fighter-escape-system) from **Sriharikota** spaceport. Well, the **Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space [Research Organisation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38477/name-the-navigational-satellite-launched-by-the-indian-space-research-organisation-isro-from-sriharikota-spaceport-in-andhra-pradesh) (ISRO)** has mentioned in a statement that the crew escape system would take away the crew module of **[Gaganyaan mission](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2796/isro-and-the-indian-navy-tested-out-essential-parts-of-the-gaganyaan-mission)** in case of any occurrence and rescues the astronauts. ``` HIGHLIGHTS Gaganyaan got completed on Wednesday with the successful test-firing of LEM The ISRO Chairman launched the virtual space museum SPARK The LEM provides the specified thrust to the crew escape system ``` In case of aborting the mission at the time of the initial phase of flight, the LEM would provide the specified thrust to the crew escape system in order to take away the crew module from the [launch vehicle](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97969/kslv-ii-nuri-rocket-is-the-first-domestically-produced-space-launch-vehicle-of-which-country). The static tests have main objectives such as to calculate the motor ballistic parameters, validate motor subsystem performance and make sure the design margins are good and to validate the integrity of all interfaces, among others. Meanwhile, the country's space agency had come up with a creative plan of showcasing digital content about various [ISRO](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1705/pslv-c53-with-3-singapore-satellites-got-launched-by-isro-from-singapore-onboard) missions in an interactive manner. On **Wednesday**, **[ISRO Chairman](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38442/name-the-former-isro-chairman-who-became-the-first-indian-to-be-given-the-hall-of-fame-award-by-the-international-astronautical-federation-iaf) S Somanath** had launched the virtual space museum **SPARK** for public use. The Bengaluru-headquartered [space agency](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1401/european-space-agency-shows-stunning-mars-images-with-mounds-ripples-tracks) has mentioned that “**the platform would be hosting many documents, pictures and videos associated with ISRO [launch vehicles](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100406/how-many-launch-vehicles-does-isro-have), satellites and scientific missions**.” **Somanath**, the **Secretary** in the **Department of Space**, and **Directors** of different ISRO centres appreciated the initiative taken and recommended more '**non-sensitive**' digital content that need to be brought on this platform for the use by different stakeholders. Also Read: [ISRO mentioned that after Deviation the Satellites were No Longer Usable](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1841/isro-mentioned-that-after-deviation-the-satellites-were-no-longer-usable) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1864/isro-s-gaganyaan-project-got-completed-along-with-successful-lem-test Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.