ISRO Chief V Narayanan on Thursday said that the Indian space agency would launch Gaganyaan’s First Uncrewed Mission in the month of December.
While taking to media, the ISRO chief said, “…Right now, we are in the advanced stage… This December, we plan to send the first uncrewed mission, which will include a half-humanoid called Vyommitra instead of a human being. Once this is successful, two more uncrewed missions will be completed next year. By the first quarter of 2027, we aim to send our own “Gaganyatri” to space and bring it back safely. The crew for Gaganyaan are already selected, has undergone training, and we are preparing for our own mission.”
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Last week, the ISRO Chairman announced that ISRO is working on Chandrayaan 4 and Chandrayaan 5 and also added that the completed module of the space station will be placed in orbit by 2023.
While talking to the media, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan shared the plans of ISRO for the coming future and said, “In the next three years, the number of satellites we are going to place will be around three times the present numbers. The second thing is that we are working on improving the payload capability of our Mark III launcher from 4,000 kg to 5,100 kg without increasing any costs.”
He further added, “We are working on Chandrayaan 4, Chandrayaan 5, and the first module of the space station will be placed in orbit. By 2035, the full module has to be done, and Gaganyaan we have been working on for so many years, and we are going to have the uncrewed mission this year and the crewed mission in the first quarter of 2027.”
“We are working to ensure the safety and security of every citizen of the nation….Astronauts Shubhanshu Shukla and Prasanth Nair were given enough training in America, and the entire experience of space travel will be utilised for our Gaganyaan program.” said the ISRO Chairman.
