The crew, which is expected to have up to three members will include a woman and will orbit in space for up to a week. read more

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan said the target is for two unmanned missions to space is December 2020 and July 2021. “The target for a manned mission to space is December 2021,” he said. During his Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the plan of sending an Indian astronaut to space by 2022 on board ‘Gaganyaan’. (Hindustan Times)read more

ISRO chief K Sivan said the target for two unmanned missions to space is December 2020 and July 2021, and the target for a manned mission to space is December 2021. read more

The cabinet today approved plan to send indians to space. Three Indians will be sent to space by 2022. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad approved the Rs 10,000-crore plan. The programme is named ‘Gaganyaan’ and is an indigenous human spaceflight programme. India will be the 4th country after USA, Russia, and China to send humans to space. (Hindustan Times)read more

The necessary infrastructure for crew training, realization of flight systems and ground infrastructure will be established to support the Gaganyaan Programme. read more

If India’s Gaganyaan mission succeeds, it will be the fourth country in the world to launch a manned space mission after Russia, the US and China. read more

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s mission to send three humans to space by 2020 is significant as it would make India one of the four countries in the world after Russia, US and China to launch a manned space flight. read more

The pair of Sharath Kamal & Manika Batra have entered the mixed-double quarter-finals after beating the world number three South Korean pair. Boxer Amit Panghal has reached the semi-finals of the 49 kg category and Vikas Krishan reached the last four of the 75 kg category, thereby ensuring two medals in boxing at the 2018 Asian Games. The women’s squash team is through to the semi-finals and that is another medal assured for India.

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India’s first manned space flight - Gaganyaan - is expected to send three persons into the space for seven days and the spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km. read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Independence Day this year that India will put a man or woman in the space on board ‘Gaganyaan’ by 2022. read more

In his Independence Day address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will put an astronaut in space by 2022. read more

India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the Independence Day speech. read more