India, June 29 -- ISRO Gaganyaan mission, the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme, will take place as planned and has not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space.

"The launch of India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will not be affected by COVID pandemic and preparation are carrying on in the right direction," said the minister according to PIB. The minister had previously said that the training of astronauts the training of four Indian astronauts in Russia had to be stopped due to the pandemic.

However, the ISRO chairman and the scientific team ...