New Delhi: Thirty-eight-year-old Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, one of the four astronaut designates for India’s first human spaceflight Gaganyaan, has been chosen as the prime astronaut to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) for the joint India-US Axiom-4 mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed Friday. The space agency also said that Group … Read more
Bengaluru: India’s maiden human spaceflight mission — Gaganyaan — will take three astronauts to space inside a cramped but heavy capsule, which will orbit the Earth for at least three days before heading back and crashing into the Indian Ocean. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing the Rs 9,000 crore mission with a projected launch sometime … Read more
Bengaluru: The four candidates selected for India’s maiden human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan — P. Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan and Shubhanshu Shukla — are all from the Indian Air Force and have extensive flying experience, which is a key requirement for the spaceflight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced their names at the Vikram Sarabhai … Read more
New Delhi: At the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the four astronauts undergoing training for India’s maiden human space flight mission Gaganyaan. All the four — Group Captain Prasanth Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla — are test and … Read more
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced the names of the first four astronaut candidates for India’s first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan. Mission Gaganyaan, i.e., sky vehicle, is a ₹9,000 crore human spaceflight programme developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission is projected to be launched by 2025. Three astronaut candidates will eventually … Read more
PM Modi said India in the 21st century is emerging as a dynamic global player, showcasing significant developmental strides across sectors. PM Modi said that the Indian astronauts will land on the surface of the moon on our own rocket. Thiruvananthapuram: Minutes after announcing the names of four astronauts for Gaganyaan Mission, PM Modi on … Read more
ISRO has also successfully completed the acceptance tests of the flight engine identified for the first unmanned Gaganyaan (G1) mission, tentatively scheduled for Q2 of 2024. All the ground qualification tests of the CE20 engine for the Gaganyaan programme have been successfully completed. (Image: X/@isro) Gaganyaan Missions: Indian space agency the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) … Read more
While the uncrewed robot flight “Vyommitra” will take place this year, Gaganyaan will be launched next year. Vyommitra, a female half Humanoid robot by Indian Space Research Organisation for the future unmanned space missions displayed during the Human Spaceflight exhibition and conference in Bengaluru. (ANI Photo) Vyommitra Mission: Woman Robot Astronaut “Vyommitra” will fly into … Read more
BENGALURU: Isro, which is gearing up to demonstrate at least one uncrewed mission under Gaganyaan this year — initial target is to achieve it in the first half — could carry out the first one independent of the planned abort tests on the special test vehicle, the first of which was done in October 2023. … Read more
PANAJI: Isro chairman S Somanath on Wednesday said the space agency has decided to indigenously develop the environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) for the upcoming human space flight mission Gaganyaan, after it failed to get it from other countries. The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of Indian Space Research Organisation’s human spaceflight capability … Read more