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• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the static test of the HS200 solid rocket booster.
• HS200 booster is the ‘human-rated’ version of the S200 rocket boosters used on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III), also called the LVM3.
• The GSLV Mk-III rocket which will be used for the Gaganyaan mission will have two HS200 boosters which will supply the thrust for lift-off.
  • The HS200 is a 20-metre-long booster witha diameter of 3.2 metres and is the world’s second largest operational booster using solid propellants.
• Of the three propulsion stages of the GSLV Mk-III, the second stage uses liquid propellant while the third is a cryogenic stage.

About Gaganyaan- Gaganyaan is the first Indian Human Space Flight Programme (HSP) with the objective to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit.

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Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-successfully-tests-solid-rocket-booster-for-gaganyaan-programme/article65410503.ece