Sriharikota, October 21: Just seconds before India’s first rocket part of its human space mission/Gaganyaan-Test Vehicle-D1 (TV-D1) was supposed to lift off on Saturday, the vehicle’s computer systems put it on hold. Gaganyaan Mission TV-D1 Test Flight Postponed: ISRO Defers Lift-Off of India's Uncrewed Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission, Here's Why (Watch Video).

Announcing the postponement of the mission, S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said: “The lift off couldn’t happen today. The automatic launch sequence was smooth. The engine ignition did not happen. We have to find out what went wrong. We have to reach the rocket.” Gaganyaan Mission TV-D1 Flight Test Placed on Hold, ISRO Chief S Somnath Reveals Reason Behind Postponing Lift-Off of India's Uncrewed Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission (Watch Video).

He said the computer withheld the launch and the future launch date will be announced after assessing the reason for the hold. The ISRO had originally scheduled the lift off of the TV-D1 at 8 a.m. on Saturday from the rocket port here. But it was rescheduled it to 8.45 a.m. owing to weather condition and poor visibility

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