GSLV Mark-3 (Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ISRO) Congratulations to Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) for the successful launch of GSLV Mark-3 (D-1) in it's maiden voyage. You have made the nation proud. A little insight into what GSLV Mark-3 is all about and why this launch is so important for India: The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III is a launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is intended to launch satellites into geostationary orbit and as a launcher for an Indian crew vehicle. The GSLV-III features an Indian cryogenic third stage and a higher payload capacity than the current GSLV Mark-1 and 2. Development for the GSLV-III began in the early 2000s, with the first launch planned for 2009-2010.Several factors have delayed the program, including the 15 April 2010 failure of the ISRO-developed cryogenic upper stage on the GSLV Mk II. A suborbital flight test of the GSLV-III launcher, w