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Note the early parachute detachment at 1:24. Capsule freefalls into the ocean from that point. Unclear if this was intentional — I've yet to see a statement fr

Note the early parachute detachment at 1:24. Capsule freefalls into the ocean from that point. Unclear if this was intentional — I've yet to see a statement from ISRO mentioning it. https://www.isro.gov.in/flight-test-of-crew-escape-system-technology-demonstrator-lift-of-video https://www.isro.gov.in/flight-test-of-crew-escape-system-te...

greglindahl 8y ago
It wouldn't surprise me if it's intentional. Once you deploy parachutes the capsule can drift a long way; waiting until the parachutes are stably deployed (which they did) and then dropping the capsule is one way to make sure that it doesn't drift over land, and land on something unfortunate.
manigandham 8y ago
Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyJEcLgzRqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyJEcLgzRqM
- sumedh 8y ago
  Why cant ISRO release high def videos?
  - dingo_bat 8y ago
    Quite simply it's a lack of ₹₹₹, alongwith some routine government incompetence.
walrus01 8y ago
Likely intentional, since for a crew escape test the capsule will be a low cost, simple, boilerplate test article.