Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, October 17, chaired a high-level meeting with the Department of Space to assess the advancements in Gaganyaan Mission, the first manned space mission of India. The meeting evaluated the mission’s readiness, affirming its launch in 2025.
During the meeting, the department of space presented a comprehensive presentation on the Gaganyaan Mission outlining various technologies developed to date, including human-rated launch vehicles and system qualifications.
It was noted that around 20 major tests, including 3 uncrewed missions of the Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3) are planned. First demonstration flight of the Crew Escape System Test Vehicle is scheduled on October 21, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.
#WATCH | PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to assess the progress of Gaganyaan Mission and to outline the future of India’s space exploration endeavours pic.twitter.com/kVwhBdLiI0
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2023
PM Modi directed that India should now aim for new and ambitious goals, including setting up ‘Bharatiya Antariksha Station’ (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and sending first Indian to the Moon by 2040.
The Department of Space will develop a roadmap for Moon exploration. This will encompass a series of Chandrayaan missions, the development of a Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), construction of a new launch pad, setting up human-centric Laboratories and associated technologies, the statement added.
PM Modi also called upon Indian scientists to work towards interplanetary missions that would include a Venus Orbiter Mission and a Mars Lander. He expressed confidence in India’s capabilities and affirmed the nation's commitment to scaling new heights in space exploration.
Notably, ISRO on Monday announced that the unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission will take place between 7 am and 9 am on October 21 at the Sriharikota spaceport. The tests aim to demonstrate the performance of the crew escape system.
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