Gaganyaan Programme
India's Gaganyaan programme aims to demonstrate indigenous human spaceflight capability by sending a crew to an orbit of 400 km altitude for seven days. Originally planned for 2022, the crewed mission has been rescheduled to the first quarter of 2027. Three uncrewed test flights are planned before the crewed flight: G1 (carrying the half-humanoid robot Vyomitra) is slated for the fourth quarter of 2026, followed by G2 and G3.
- Four astronauts announced on February 27, 2024: Prasanth Nair, Angad Pratap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla
- Shubhanshu Shukla flew to the ISS on Axiom Mission 4 in 2025, with Prasanth Nair as backup
- Mission-specific training resumed from 2026 at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru, covering advanced simulations, operational preparedness, and survival skills
● Tracked since March 12, 2026 · last seen August 23, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
12 Jul '26
ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan crew module systems
Science & Technology
06 Jul '26
How will tests ‘SOLVE’ Gaganyaan astronauts safe landing | Explained
Science & Technology
05 Jul '26
Gaganyaan mission: ISRO successfully conducts first SOLVE ground test
Science & Technology
03 Jul '26
Six sluggish months later, ISRO looks to reset with satellite launches
Science & Technology
See it in today’s brief.
Daily current affairs with every static concept explained in place.
Read the daily brief