Three Indians to be sent to space for 7 days under Rs 100-bn Gaganyaan plan

If the Programme concludes successfully, India will be the fourth country after America, Russia and China to send human to space

The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its nod for India's first indigenous human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan. The 100-billion plan will carry three Indians for minimum 7 days in space.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the programme will be executed in 40 months after the approval. "This (the programme) will enhance India's space power," said the Minister. 

The programme will be executed by Isro in association with academia and industry, he said. 

Isro will be working with the Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Bengaluru for training the crew and the Indian Air Force, which will select the crew.