September 20, 2024 4:18 PM
Gaganyaan to be launched by end of this year, says ISRO chief
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said on Friday that India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, is on track for launch by the end of this year. "Gaganyaan is ready for launch. We are making efforts to launch it by the end of this year," Somanath said during a visit to the Space Expo in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This announcement follows Wednesday's Union Cabinet approval to expand the Gaganyaan program, greenlighting the construction of the first unit of the B...