Gaganyaan Mission  

India’s Gaganyaan mission, led by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is not only a significant milestone for the country’s space exploration ambitions but also a groundbreaking opportunity to enhance our understanding of human health in space. Alongside astronauts, 20 fruit flies will embark on this historic journey, playing a key role in health research that could benefit both astronauts and those of us on Earth. 

Read these key points about India’s first National Space Day, set to be celebrated on August 23, 2024.

Indian Space Research Organisation’s uncrewed Gaganyaan mission is on track. However, a final call on the same will be taken once the lockdown ends in Bengaluru
 

Four Indian cosmonauts who will take part in Russia’s Gaganyaan mission have resumed training after the coronavirus scare. 

Even before orbiting astronauts on India's first manned mission to the space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will send 'Vyomamitra', a 'lady robot', in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft. The robot was the centre of attraction at the inaugural session of the "Human Spaceflight and Exploration - Present Challenges and Future Trends" in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Let’s find out more about this woman half-humanoid in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

Before attending an event in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, , Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan spoke to media and said that there has been no communication established with the lander in the Chandrayaan-2 mission. He, however, said that the next priority is Gaganyaan mission.

As the world is watching Chandrayaan-2, reports claim that the Indian Air Force has selected level-1 candidates for Mission Gaganyaan. Out of the 10 selected astronauts, two are likely to be selected.  

 

India used indigenously made Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASAT) for hitting the live satellite target, which was on a ‘Low Earth Orbit’ at a height of 300 kilometers from the earth’s surface

ISRO chief K Sivan on Friday, while talking about Gaganyaan, “The inital training for Gaganyaan will be done in India and advanced training maybe in Russia. Women astronauts will be there on the team. That's our aim”