Gaganyaan (Sanskrit: [ɡəɡənəjɑːnə], pronunciation ⓘ, from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the formative spacecraft of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.

Feb 28, 2024 · India plans to launch its first uncrewed Gaganyaan test flight before the end of the year as a step toward sending humans into orbit.

Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.

Mar 3, 2023 · Gaganyaan, crewed spacecraft being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The first uncrewed test flight is planned for 2024, with the second and third uncrewed test flights in 2025.

Gaganyaan (Orbital Vehicle) is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the basis of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. PM Modi : "We have decided that by 2022, when India completes 75 years of independence, or before that, a son or daughter of India will go to space with a tricolour [Indian flag] in their hands"".

Dec 16, 2024 · The Gaganyaan Mission is India's ambitious human spaceflight program, aimed at sending Indian astronauts to space. Learn all the details about the ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission here.

The Indian Human Spaceflight program (or the Gaganyaan program) is an ongoing programme by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop the technology needed to launch crewed orbital spacecraft into low Earth orbit. [4] .

The objective of Gaganyaan programme is to demonstrate indigenous capability to undertake human space flight mission to LEO. As part of this programme, two unmanned missions and one manned mission are approved by Government of India (GoI).

Feb 28, 2024 · Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are India’s astronauts-designate for Gaganyaan, India’s first crewed space mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday.

Dec 11, 2024 · Gaganyaan, derived from the Sanskrit words “Gagan” (sky) and “Yaan” (vehicle), is India’s first human spaceflight mission. The mission aims to send Indian astronauts, called Vyomanauts, into a low Earth orbit (LEO) for a duration of 3-7 days.