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 09, 2026 · last seen September 11, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
21 Aug '26
Gaganyaan's Thermal Protection System: How the Crew Module Survives Re-Entry
Science & Technology
05 Jul '26
ISRO Conducts First SOLVE Ground Test for Gaganyaan Crew Module Recovery
Science & Technology
05 Jul '26
ISRO's SOLVE Vehicle: Testing the Parachute Recovery System for Gaganyaan
Science & Technology
04 Jul '26
Gaganyaan Crew Module Integrated Parachute System Tests Declared Successful
Science & Technology
03 Jul '26
ISRO's Reset Plan: Recovering from Back-to-Back PSLV Failures in 2026
Science & Technology
10 Apr '26
Gaganyaan's Safety Net: ISRO Successfully Completes Second Parachute Drop Test
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