ISRO is all set for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission a key part of its ambitious human space mission Gaganyaan, between 7 am and 9 am this Saturday.
The Indian Space Association (ISpA) and the French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS) signed a significant MoU aiming to enhance the understanding of space industry capabilities and increase awareness of business opportunities in France and India at the second chapter of Indian Space C
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 9: The Chennai-based KCP - Heavy Engineering Unit handed over the first Integrated Air Drop Test - Crew Module structure (IADT-CM) to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here today. Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt, Chairperson and Managing Director, The KCP G
After the successful mission of Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1, India is now looking at human exploration in space. Chandrayaan-3 Project director, P Veeramuthuvel while speaking on the Gaganyaan mission, said that a roadmap is there and the launch will be soon.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started preparations for unmanned flight tests as part of the Gaganyaan mission, the agency said on Saturday.
On the upcoming Gaganyaan mission, the Director said, “Gaganyaan is a prestigious and challenging program. We will take the scientists in the launch vehicle to the Earth's lower orbit, at 350- 400 lakh kms, and place them in the orbit for a couple of days, before bringing them back safely.”
The Gaganyaan mission entails the safe transportation of astronauts to space and back. A crucial component of this mission is the deployment of drogue parachutes, which play a pivotal role in stabilizing the crew module and reducing its velocity to a safe level during re-entry.
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that the first trial for Gaganyaan, India's maiden human space mission, will be done by the end of 2023 or at the beginning of 2024.
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): As India is about to mark its 75th year of Independence in a couple of days, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has sent a video message from space wishing the country on this special occasion.
Moscow [Russia], March 23 (ANI): Four Indian officers, who were selected to become astronauts to crew Gaganyaan into orbit, have completed their one-year training course in Russia's Zvyozdny gorodok city near Moscow.
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Due to the ongoing lockdown in Russia over COVID-19 outbreak threat, the Russian authorities have put on hold the training of four Indian officers aspiring to become astronauts for the human flight under the Gaganyan mission planned in 2022.
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Gaganyaan mission will be a historic achievement in the field of science and technology for India in the 21st century and a milestone for New India.