Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said that efforts are being made to launch India’s first human space flight program, Gaganyaan, by the end of 2024.
“Gaganyaan is ready for launch, we are trying to launch it by the end of this year,” Somanath said as he visited the Space Expo in Bengaluru on Friday, September 20.
India on Tuesday announced the names of the four Air Force officers who will be on the country’s Gaganyaan mission. To accompany the announcement, the Indian Air Force (IAF) revealed the background and credentials of Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, and Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
The first test-flight will be followed by sending a female-looking spacefaring humanoid robot — VyomMitra — in outer space likely next year. The Indian Air Force had identified four fighter pilots as the potential crew for the human space flight mission. The potential crew had undergone basic training in Russia.
The Indian government on Sunday, October 6, said it has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for venture fund to space startups, an indication of high priority that the government gives to the space sector.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said the decision was taken within first 100 days of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi 3.0 government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers and High-Performance Computing systems to India. These systems have been installed in Delhi, Pune, and Kolkata, respectively.
“These supercomputers will go a long way in ensuring that India’s scientists have access to state-of-the-art facilities,” the Prime Minister said. “The three supercomputers launched today will help in advanced research from physics, earth science, and cosmology.”
The Union Cabinet of India approved India’s first space station Bharatiya Anatriksh Station by extending the scope of the Gaganyaan program. It also approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission, to land on the moon, collect samples for analysis and return to earth.
“Great news for the space sector! The Union Cabinet has approved the first step towards the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), expanding the Gaganyaan program! This landmark decision brings us closer to a self-sustained space station by 2035 and a crewed lunar mission by 2040!” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X on Wednesday, September 18.
An Indian astronaut from the ‘Gaganyaan’ mission is set to join the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in the Indo-US space collaboration, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Sunday, Aug 25.
An Indian Air Force Wing Commander has been selected as the prime astronaut for the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced.
The IAF Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected by a National Mission Assignment Board as the prime candidate and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair as his backup. “The assigned crewmembers will be finally approved to fly to the International Space Station by the Multilateral Crew Operations Panel (MCOP),” the ISRO said in a statement.
India’s Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said the country is set to witness the first human in space and deep sea by 2025. Singh made the statement at an event held in the national capital on Thursday, July 4.
“Four astronauts — three Group Captains and one Wing Commander — have been selected for India’s human space mission Gaganyaan,” the minister said. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Gaganyaan mission aims to send a manned three-day mission to space, which will orbit 400 kms above Earth and will return.
The project report for the next-generation rocket has been submitted by the project team and the next stage is to seek government funds, said S. Somanath, Chairman of, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
After some twists and turns and suspense, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully flight tested the crew escape system, a crew module that would carry the country’s astronauts sometime in 2025.
The scientists and engineers were confident of soft-landing the country’s moon lander on the lunar soil, a ‘Mission Possible’ after the failure of Chandrayaan-2. Incidentally, unlike the Chandrayaan-2 mission, where a couple of women were in a lead role — with Project Director M. Vanitha and Mission Director Ritu Karidhal Srivastava — this time around it was an all-male club. In Chandrayaan-3, the Mission Director was Mohan Kumar and the Vehicle/Rocket Director was Biju C. Thomas.
The US will provide advanced training for an Indian astronaut and the two countries will cooperate on planetary defence against dangerous asteroids and comets, according to the White House.
Indian and US space officials have discussed human space exploration at a two-day meeting in Washington, according to the US State Department.
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