India will launch two unmanned missions next year before the human spaceflight programme 'Gaganyaan' by the end of 2022, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.
Australia will support India's Gaganyaan mission by tracking it through Cocos Keeling island, Deputy Head Australia Space Agency Anthony Murfett said on Monday
Indian space agency ISRO said on Saturday that it has successfully conducted the first hot test of the System Demonstration Model of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System
The launch of the first uncrewed mission planned in December will be delayed due to the COVID-induced disruption in delivery of hardware elements for the ambitious venture, ISRO confirmed on Monday
The ISRO on Wednesday successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan programme
Isro's move is not only motivated by lower Covid-19 cases but also by the significance of some of the projects
As part of the mandate of Gaganyaan, two uncrewed flights are planned to test the end-to-end capacity for the manned mission.
The Rs 800-crore project has been approved and work has been going on
The move that will enable Indian flight physicians to train at French facilities
In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said the first unmanned launch is slated for December 2021
Under Gaganyaan mission, India plans to send three astronauts into space. They will orbit at about 400 km above the earth for five to seven days before returning
Two flight surgeons will soon fly to Russia where they will get hands-on experience in space medicine from their Russian counterparts for the Gaganyaan mission, ISRO said
Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin
The critical booster segment, with a diameter of 3.2 metres, length of 8.5 metres and weighing 5.5 tonnes, was flagged off in a virtual event by Isro chief Sivan
Nasa, SpaceX will begin the commercial crew rotation missions to low Earth orbit as Crew-1 with four astronauts lift off later this month
The company announced this on the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of renowned Indian rocket scientist- Dr.Satish Dhawan
The contract also provides for the production of individual seats and custom-made couch liners
The mission has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and the follow-up lockdowns. The launch which was planned for 2020 will now take off for the Lunar surface sometime in early 2021
Four short-listed Indian Air Force pilots and prospective astronauts for the Gagangyaan mission are currently undergoing training in Russia.
The Gaganyaan mission aims to send a three-member crew to space for a period of five to seven days by 2022 when India completes 75 years of Independence