Tag: Gaganyaan

India to launch its maiden human space mission in 2023

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address in 2018, wherein he said that an Indian astronaut, be it a man or a woman, will go on a space odyssey by 2022 onboard ‘Gaganyaan’, the minister said the programme got slightly delayed due to COVID restrictions, but preparations are now in full swing to achieve the mission by 2023.

December 9, 2021

Launch of India’s first human space mission ‘Gaganyaan’ will not be affected by COVID pandemic: Govt

Elaborating on the cabinet decision to encourage private participation in ISRO activities, Dr Jitendra Singh said, a regulatory body called “Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe)” is to be established.

June 29, 2020

Government says Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021

Last year Chandrayaan-II had crash landed on lunar surface.

March 5, 2020

ISRO to validate design, engineering of rocket carrying India’s first manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’: K Sivan

According to ISRO Chairman K Sivan, ISRO's aim is to have the first unmanned flight by the end of next year. ‘Gaganyaan’ is India’s manned space mission which the ISRO aims to launch by December 2021. The project aims at sending the astronauts to a lower orbit of the earth and the spacecraft will have a capsule with adequate supply of oxygen and other essential material and facilities for the ‘Gagan Yatris’.

February 21, 2020

‘Water conservation, Gaganyaan, Khelo India’: PM Modi’s key topics in his 2020’s first ‘Mann Ki Baat’

PM also spoke on the Bru-refugee agreement which was signed recently to resolve the Bru-Reang refugee crisis.

January 26, 2020

Half-humanoid ‘Vyommitra’ to be placed in first unmanned mission under Gaganyaan: ISRO

Vyommitra, in her own words, can 'mimic' the activity of a crew of astronauts and even 'recognise them and respond to their queries'.

January 22, 2020

4 IAF pilots selected for India’s first manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’: ISRO chief

The Indian Air Force had earlier shortlisted 12 potential astronauts for the Gaganyaan project, out of which, seven pilots were sent to Russia for training.

January 2, 2020

4 astronauts identified for ‘Gaganyaan’ mission, training to start in Russia this month: ISRO

ISRO chief K Sivan said that the Government has approved Chandrayaan-3 and that work related to Chandrayaan-3 and 'Gaganyaan' was going on simultaneously.

January 1, 2020

Indian manned mission to space by 2022 — before 75th Independence Day

ISRO's high priority future projects include followup missions to Mars, a new mission to Venus and a return to Moon with capability to return samples from extra-terrestrial sources

February 8, 2019

Gaganyaan astronauts likely to be pilots with ‘sufficient flying experience’: ISRO

Indian Air Force, DRDO and other agencies will play a major role during the selection of Gaganyaan astronauts, say ISRO scientists

January 18, 2019

Ecstasy and Agony

It is no ambitious pipe-dream, ISRO scientists have been working hard to develop the sophisticated and complex technologies required for Gaganyaan and the GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle that will propel the homebuilt capsule to its ethereal destination.

December 30, 2018

Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore budget to send 3 Indians to space for 7 days by 2022

If successful, India would be the fourth nation to achieve the feat after the US, Russia and China.

December 28, 2018

Gaganyaan: France to share expertise with ISRO for India’s manned space mission

France has offered India its expertise in space medicine, astronaut health monitoring, life support and radiation protection for India's proposed manned space mission.

September 7, 2018

Chasing a mirage

India has miles to go before planning a manned space flight. Only three nations, Russia, the USA and China have so far been able to achieve manned space missions. India does not even have the facilities to train astronauts.

September 5, 2018