Just one astronaut will fly to area within the Gaganyaan mission, Dr S Somanath stated

New Delhi:

The Gaganyaan Mission is at a essential stage this yr with three essential missions scheduled for this yr, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath instructed NDTV.

“We’re at a essential juncture with Gaganyaan this yr. Now we have three essential missions scheduled. In the beginning is the unmanned mission to orbit, spend time in orbit and return; the second is a take a look at about gear and algorithm; the third is a take a look at to examine the launch pad state of affairs,” he stated.

The area company additionally has a manned mission within the pipeline for which 4 astronaut-designates have been named. Of them, just one would finally fly to area, Dr Somanath stated, including that the others can even be educated.

Talking a few launch date, Dr Somanath stated, “The primary take a look at flight of the Gaganyaan is scheduled for the tip of subsequent yr if all goes nicely. However every little thing depends upon the progress we’re going to make.”

The primary Gaganyaan crewed flight might final sooner or later in area with the astronaut doing 16 orbits of Earth, this may successfully take a look at the environmental life help and management techniques says Dr Somanath.

Prashanth Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla are the 4 take a look at pilots of the Indian Air Drive who’ve been chosen for the Gaganyaan mission. The human area flight mission goals to launch a crew of as much as three members right into a Low Earth Orbit and produce them again after a lacking lasting as much as every week.