Gaganyaan mission: India to send 3-member crew to space for 7 days

India has already inked agreements with Russia and France for assistance in the ambitious project

ISRO's PSLV C35 carrying SCATSAT-1 and seven other satellites, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
ISRO's PSLV C35 carrying SCATSAT-1 and seven other satellites, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 01 2020 | 2:01 PM IST

The Union Cabinet Friday approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

The project will cost Rs 100 billion, he said at a press conference here.

The Gaganyaan project was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech.

He had said the mission will be undertaken by 2022. 
 

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India has already inked agreements with Russia and France for assistance in the ambitious project.

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First Published: Dec 28 2018 | 4:05 PM IST

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