India’s first human space flight as part of the Gaganyaan program is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2027, the Minister of State for the Union for Sciences and Technology said Jitra Singh on Tuesday.
The Minister said that previous test missions had prepared the land for the upcoming phases. “The success of the TV-D1 mission and the first test vehicle not linked to the mission earlier this year have thrown a solid base for the upcoming test calendar,” he said. The second test vehicle mission (TV-D2) is scheduled for later in 2025, followed by unrelated orbital flights.
“These milestones will culminate in the first human space flight of India in 2027, launching Indian astronauts in orbit aboard an Indian rocket from Indian soil,” he said.
The LVM3 -classified Human LVM3 launch vehicle, the crew exhaust system and the crew module and the service module are currently in the final tests of tests and integration. The Minister said that the first unrelated Gaganyaan orbital mission remained on the right track for the launch later this year. Recovery tests were carried out in coordination with the Indian Navy, with more simulations of the sea planned.
Singh said that the four Indian Air Force pilots selected for the mission have undergone training in Russia and are now undergoing additional mission training in India. Their health, their physical psychological form and their operational preparation are assessed at the astronaut training center.
“Expenditure on the Gaganyaan project is relatively low compared to human space flight missions in other countries. Yields, in terms of technological development and economic activity, are going beyond investment,” said Singh.
The program, according to the government, has led to developments in fields such as robotics, materials, electronics and medicine, and has increased collaboration with private industry. “Today, Gaganyaan is not only Isro’s mission. This is India’s mission,” said Singh.
Gaganyaan aims to place India among a limited number of countries that have independently developed and executed a program of human space flights.
“The mission contributes to India’s ability in human space flights and encourages the participation of researchers and engineers in various sectors,” said Isro V. Narayanan, secretary, ministry of space and president.
The Gaganyyaan program, approved in December 2018, was designed to launch human space flight missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and file the basics of technologies necessary for a long -term Indian human space program. The vision of space in Amrit Kaal includes the creation of an operational station in Bharatiya Antariksh by 2035 and an Indian lunar mission by 2040.
The program has undergone revisions to include development and precursor missions for the Bharatiya Antariksh station, taking into account in an additional unrelated and additional material requirements. The SpaceFlight human program now includes eight missions to be completed by December 2028, with the launch of the first unit of the Bharatiya Antariksh station (Bas-1). The LVM3 -classified Human LVM3 launch vehicle, the crew exhaust system and the crew module and the service module are currently in the final tests of tests and integration. Recovery tests were carried out in coordination with the Indian Navy, with more simulations of the sea planned.
