Preparation for Gaganyaan completed, will send Astronauts to space by 2023: Union Minister

Moradabad, July 11: Talking about India's most ambitious human space mission, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated that India is ready to send human astronauts to space by next year as preparation for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission is being carried out successfully.

 

 

 

Singh gave this information after being asked about the country's future plans with regard to space missions. He further informed that two or three astronauts of Indian origin will be spent in space after two trials that will be carried out before the final mission.

 

 

 

"The trial mission two trials, - one where the spaceship will be empty and the second one which will include a female robot (astronaut). The mission has been named 'Vyommitra'. On the basis of the first two missions, human astronauts will go for the third mission", he added.

 

In addition to this, the Union Minister also hailed India's growth as a fast-progressing country on the world stage stating that the country has sent satellites into space and now preparations are in full swing to send 'Gaganyaan' by 2023.

 

It is pertinent to note that ISRO's Gaganyaan mission envisages undertaking the demonstration of human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in the short term and to lay the foundation for a sustained Indian human space exploration programme in the long run.

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