India, May 7 -- India's first human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, has entered its final phase with major technological milestones cleared and the first crewed launch now targeted for early 2027. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh shared this update at a press briefing in New Delhi, highlighting India's growing capabilities in space technology.

The spacecraft developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Gaganyaan, aims to send Indian astronauts into low Earth orbit aboard an Indian rocket launched from Indian soil. This feat will make India only the fourth country to achieve independent human spaceflight.

Several key systems in the mission have already been tested or are in the final stages of development:

The next maj...