ISRO has achieved another significant milestone for the Gaganyaan mission. On Friday, ISRO announced that the first solid motor segment of this mission has been transported from the production plant to the launch complex, marking a significant step towards India's maiden human space mission.
Recently, ISRO also completed 'well deck recovery trials' for Gaganyaan with the Indian Navy. A well deck is a feature that allows water to be filled inside for bringing in boats or spacecraft.
On social media platform X, ISRO wrote, 'A major milestone in the Gaganyaan program! The first solid motor segment has reached the launch complex. India's human space mission is now one step closer!'
What is the Gaganyaan Mission?
Gaganyaan is India's first human spaceflight mission. In this mission, a team of three will be sent 400 kilometers into space for three days and then brought back safely to Indian waters. The project aims to demonstrate India's capability to safely send humans to space and return them. ISRO is continuously working on this.
The Gaganyaan mission is a major dream for India's space program, gradually turning into reality. The project's objective is to successfully demonstrate human spaceflight capability, which is crucial for taking India's space endeavors to new heights.
The First Mission of Gaganyaan This Year, the Second Next Year
The first mission of Gaganyaan, G-1, might be launched this month, followed by G-2 six months later, or both missions might occur in the first half of next year. The Gaganyaan mission will have five phases. The first, G-1, will be unmanned and unpressurized. G-2 will be unmanned and pressurized with a humanoid robot. G-3 is an unmanned alternative test flight, all to be completed by 2025.
Following this, H-1 will be a manned flight, taking Indian astronauts to space on a one-day mission, potentially by 2025 or 2026. The second manned flight, H-2, will also involve astronauts on a three-day mission, yet to be scheduled. Gaganyaan's G-4 flight will include delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) using the Gaganyaan capsule, occurring between 2026-30, followed by G-5, a cargo flight for the Indian Space Station (BSS).
