Jan 13, 2022
By: Marcia SekhoseISRO’s Gaganyaan programme is India’s maiden human spaceflight mission. This mission will make India the fourth country to send humans to space.
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ISRO plans to first send two uncrewed space flights after which it will launch the first crewed mission.
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Following delays due to COVID-19, the first uncrewed mission is set to take place during the first half of 2022. The second uncrewed mission will take place by the end of this year.
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The final crewed mission which will be the human spaceflight is scheduled to launch in 2023. It will carry three people to space.
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The Gaganyaan programme’s mission is to demonstrate the capability to send humans to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) which is the closest point in space where humans can travel.
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ISRO will use its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III (GSLV Mk III) rocket for the Gaganyaan mission.
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The total cost of ISRO’s Gaganyaan programme comes to ₹9,023 crores.
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After the successful launch of India’s first human spaceflight, ISRO plans to focus on a “sustained human presence in space.”
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India’s space station is also planned to launch by 2030 and it will be an extension of the Gaganyaan programme. Scientific and industrial research in areas of fundamental, applied and engineering sciences will be conducted in the space station.
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