Bengaluru, Sept. 19 -- India's Gaganyaan programme, aimed at sending Indian astronauts into space and returning them safely to Earth, is progressing steadily, with the first crewed mission targeted for the last quarter of 2025, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced today.
Speaking to media at the inauguration of the Hydrogen Fuel National Workshop in Bengaluru, he said that about 80 to 85 per cent of the development work for the programme has already been completed.
"The first uncrewed mission is scheduled for December this year. Instead of humans, we will send a humanoid to test the spacecraft systems. This will be followed by two more uncrewed missions, after which, guided by the directions of the honourable Prime Minister of India, we ar...