India's ambitious Gaganyaan spaceflight program is set to launch unmanned missions by 2024, marking a significant milestone in the country's space exploration journey., Technology & Science News, Times Now
In 1961 the Soviet Union's Yuri Gagarin, becomes the first human in Space. Since then, over five hundred men and women from forty-one nations have followed in his pioneering path. Yet, even today, only the USA, Russia and China have the capability to launch crewed spacecrafts. Now, India is set to join, this very exclusive club. Mission Gaganyaan, is India's audacious bid to put Indian Astronauts into space. It will make India only the fourth nation with the ability to put humans in space. Gaganyaan is an extremely complex and dangerous mission. As the clock counts down to Gaganyaan, three astronauts, help decode the challenges India's Astronauts will face. The first Indian in space, Rakesh Sharma. NASA's Sunita Williams and Russian Cosmonaut, Oleg Kotov. Mission Gaganyaan is a critical step for India, into the world of space exploration.
The US will provide advanced training for an Indian astronaut and the two countries will cooperate on planetary defence against dangerous asteroids and comets, according to the White House.
NEW DELHI, Jan 25 : Dr S. Somanath, who has taken over as the new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also the Minister Incharge Space, and discussed the status of “Gaganyaan” as well as other Space missions lined up for the near future. While conveying […]