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SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TESTING OF CREW ESCAPE SYSTEM - TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR
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https://www.currentscience.ac.in/show.special.issue.php?volume=120&issue=1

 

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ISRO Chief V Narayanan Declares 2025 as 'Gaganyaan Year'

• 2025 Declared 'Gaganyaan Year' by ISRO chief V Narayanan.
• First uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan Programme scheduled for December 2025.
• Vyommitra, a humanoid robot, will be on board the first uncrewed mission.
• Over 7200 tests completed, with 3000 tests pending for Gaganyaan.

In a significant announcement, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief V Narayanan has declared 2025 as the 'Gaganyaan Year', underscoring the critical milestones the agency aims to achieve as part of India’s first human spaceflight programme. Speaking at an event in Kolkata on Thursday, Narayanan highlighted the ongoing momentum and rigorous preparations underway to ensure the success of the ambitious Gaganyaan mission.
“This year is a very important year for us. We have declared it Gaganyaan year. Before sending the humans, we have planned three uncrewed missions and the first uncrewed mission is planned this year”, said the ISRO Chairman. He revealed that more than 7,200 tests have already been completed, with 3,000 more pending, as teams work around the clock to meet mission objectives.
Approved in December 2018, the Gaganyaan Programme aims to demonstrate human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), laying the groundwork for long-term human exploration efforts by India. The first uncrewed mission will carry 'Vyommitra', a female-looking humanoid robot designed to simulate human functions and provide critical data.
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Narayanan also announced the successful completion of the SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) mission, a major technological milestone. “Today, we are happy to report that the SpaDeX mission has been successfully completed. We accounted ten kilos of fuel to do this mission, but we did it with only half the fuel, and the rest is available for future experiments”, he noted. SpaDeX is a cost-effective demonstrator mission launched via PSLV to validate in-space docking technology.
Looking ahead, the ISRO Chief confirmed a packed calendar for 2025, which includes the launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a joint mission that will study Earth’s ecosystem and climate changes. Importantly, the mission will be launched using India’s indigenous launch vehicle. “A number of important missions are planned this year, including commercial and communication satellite launches”, he added.
Narayanan reaffirmed that the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission is slated for December 2025, followed by two more uncrewed flights. The ultimate goal remains to send Indian astronauts into space by the first quarter of 2027. “Almost every month this year, a launch is scheduled”, he said, signaling a highly active and critical phase for India’s space ambitions.

 

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ISRO Chief V Narayanan Declares 2025 as 'Gaganyaan Year'

• 2025 Declared 'Gaganyaan Year' by ISRO chief V Narayanan.
• First uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan Programme scheduled for December 2025.
• Vyommitra, a humanoid robot, will be on board the first uncrewed mission.
• Over 7200 tests completed, with 3000 tests pending for Gaganyaan.

In a significant announcement, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief V Narayanan has declared 2025 as the 'Gaganyaan Year', underscoring the critical milestones the agency aims to achieve as part of India’s first human spaceflight programme. Speaking at an event in Kolkata on Thursday, Narayanan highlighted the ongoing momentum and rigorous preparations underway to ensure the success of the ambitious Gaganyaan mission.
“This year is a very important year for us. We have declared it Gaganyaan year. Before sending the humans, we have planned three uncrewed missions and the first uncrewed mission is planned this year”, said the ISRO Chairman. He revealed that more than 7,200 tests have already been completed, with 3,000 more pending, as teams work around the clock to meet mission objectives.
Approved in December 2018, the Gaganyaan Programme aims to demonstrate human spaceflight to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), laying the groundwork for long-term human exploration efforts by India. The first uncrewed mission will carry 'Vyommitra', a female-looking humanoid robot designed to simulate human functions and provide critical data.
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Narayanan also announced the successful completion of the SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) mission, a major technological milestone. “Today, we are happy to report that the SpaDeX mission has been successfully completed. We accounted ten kilos of fuel to do this mission, but we did it with only half the fuel, and the rest is available for future experiments”, he noted. SpaDeX is a cost-effective demonstratormission launched via PSLV to validate in-space docking technology.
Looking ahead, the ISRO Chief confirmed a packed calendar for 2025, which includes the launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a joint mission that will study Earth’s ecosystem and climate changes. Importantly, the mission will be launched using India’s indigenous launch vehicle. “A number of important missions are planned this year, including commercial and communication satellite launches”, he added.
Narayanan reaffirmed that the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission is slated for December 2025, followed by two more uncrewed flights. The ultimate goal remains to send Indian astronauts into space by the first quarter of 2027. “Almost every month this year, a launch is scheduled”, he said, signaling a highly active and critical phase for India’s space ambitions.

Lmao, they also said same thing last year, it's not Gaganyaan year, untill Gaganyaan is launched