ISRO Conducts 'Well Deck' Recovery Trial Of Gaganyaan With Navy

The trials were carried out at Eastern Naval Command using a 'well deck' ship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam, ISRO said in a statement.

ISRO on Tuesday said it carried out 'well deck' recovery trials of the Gaganyaan with the Indian Navy on December 6.

The trials were carried out at Eastern Naval Command using a 'well deck' ship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam, ISRO said in a statement.

The space agency said the well deck in a ship can be flooded with water so that boats, landing crafts, recovered spacecraft can be taken inside to dock within the ship.