Gaganyaan

Gaganyaan's Silent Shield: Why Human-Rating Saves Lives

Human-rating means designing, testing and approving every space system to be safe enough for people. It covers the rocket, the crew capsule, and all systems that keep astronauts alive.  It is about ensuring that risk stays within very strict limits when humans are on board.

Dec 15, 2025, 13:39 PM IST

7-Ton Upgrade: Why The RD-191M Deal, Set For Putin's India Trip, Will Revolutionise Chandrayaan Missions

Moscow agrees to a 100% transfer of technology for the powerful RD-191M semi-cryogenic rocket engine to ISRO. This major upgrade will nearly double the LVM3 payload capacity to 7 tons, fulfilling the Make in India vision for heavy-lift rockets and accelerating the Gaganyaan mission by 2030.

 

Dec 04, 2025, 11:25 AM IST

ISRO Completes First Integrated Air Drop Test For Gaganyaan Mission

According to ISRO, the successful trial was a collaborative effort involving multiple defence and research organisations, including the Indian Air Force, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Navy, and Indian Coast Guard.

Aug 24, 2025, 15:39 PM IST

'Golden Period For India In Space Exploration': Shubhanshu Shukla On National Space Day

Shukla asserted that the whole world is excited about India's space program and it is not limited only to the country. He stated that Japanese and the European Space Agencies are much more excited about the Indian space missions.
 

Aug 23, 2025, 15:03 PM IST

ISRO Announces India's Ambitious Space Plan: Chandrayaan-4 Mission, Moon Landing by 2040, Space Station by 2035

Referring to the success of the Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's mission to the International Space Station, the ISRO chief said that India managed to send its "Gaganyatri" to the International Space Station and thanked PM Modi for the achievement.

Aug 23, 2025, 14:44 PM IST

'Inspired A Billion Dreams': As Axiom-4 Returns To Earth, PM Modi Hails Shubhanshu Shukla

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the ISS, along with this crew for the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) onboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft 'Grace' splashed down in the Pacific Ocean around 3pm, Indian time.

Jul 15, 2025, 15:48 PM IST

From ‘Saare Jahan Se’ To ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’: 2 PMs, 2 Space Icons & 41 Years Of Indian Space Glory

While Sharma’s 1984 journey was a moment of symbolic pride, Shukla’s 2025 mission is also a strategic milestone. It reflects India’s transition from observer to active participant in global space exploration. 

Jun 29, 2025, 15:22 PM IST

Gaganyaan Mission: After Training At Russia, Home, Indian Astronauts To Train In US

The Indian astronaut candidates completed their Russian training and returned to India in 2021. And now the team will be training at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, with a goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station in 2024.

Feb 28, 2024, 14:49 PM IST

DNA Exclusive: How India Selected 4 Astronauts For Gaganyaan Mission

For an in-depth look into the rigorous selection process and training regimen of India's Gaganyaan astronauts, tune in to tonight's episode of DNA. Delve deeper into the journey of these four individuals as they prepare to make history in space.

Feb 27, 2024, 23:38 PM IST

DNA: Watch all about ISRO's Gaganyaan Mission ?

DNA: India is continuously progressing in the field of space. After the success of Mission Chandrayaan-3, ISRO had successfully launched Surya Mission Aditya L1.

Feb 27, 2024, 23:12 PM IST

Watch PM Modi full speech as he addresses ISRO Scientists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on Kerala visit today. PM inaugurated three facilities of ISRO today. Besides this, PM Modi announced the names of astronauts of Gaganyaan.

Feb 27, 2024, 14:34 PM IST

ISRO makes big plan for manned missions

Women Fighter Pilots News: ISRO's new plan for manned missions has come out. Now women will get priority in space. Women will take command of Gaganyaan.

Oct 23, 2023, 14:54 PM IST

ISRO's BIG Plan For Mission 'Gaganyaan' Revealed; Know Who Will Go To Space From India

The ISRO has said that it will give preference to women scientists and astronauts while sending humans to space.

Oct 23, 2023, 14:39 PM IST

Flight Test Is A Great Success For Gaganyaan Mission: Former ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan

The Gaganyaan project envisages a human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members into an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian waters.

Oct 21, 2023, 22:02 PM IST

Crew module of Gaganyaan lands in Bay of Bengal

Gaganyaan Mission LIVE: India's space agency ISRO has successfully tested the first manned mission. Let us tell you that Gaganyaan has been successfully test launched. It was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Earlier this mission was stopped 3 times.

Oct 21, 2023, 13:10 PM IST

Gaganyaan Testing: Gaganyaan launch time changed at the last moment.

Gaganyaan Mission LIVE: India's space agency ISRO will conduct trials of the first manned mission tomorrow. This trial mission will be from Sriharikot in Andhra Pradesh. This test will be done to know the safety of astronauts. Big news is coming directly from Sriharikota where ISRO has changed the time of its launch at the last moment.

Oct 21, 2023, 10:54 AM IST

ISRO Mission Gaganyaan LIVE Testing: When ISRO came to a halt, Kalpana Chawla remembered

Gaganyaan Mission LIVE: India's space agency ISRO has successfully conducted the first manned mission trial. This trial mission has taken place from Sriharikot in Andhra Pradesh. But, when this mission stopped 3 times…I remembered the story of Kalpana Chawla.

Oct 21, 2023, 10:52 AM IST

Mission Gaganyaan will not be launched today, ISRO Chief S. Somanath told the reason

Gaganyaan Mission LIVE: ISRO was about to conduct the trial of India's first manned mission today. This trial mission was taking place in Sriharikot, Andhra Pradesh. But ISRO stopped the mission just 5 seconds before launch. After which ISRO chief said that Mission Gaganyaan will not be launched today.

Oct 21, 2023, 10:02 AM IST

ISRO Mission Gaganyaan LIVE Testing: ISRO will conduct trials of the first manned mission

Gaganyaan Mission LIVE: India's space agency ISRO will conduct trials of the first manned mission. This trial mission will be from Sriharikot in Andhra Pradesh. This test will be done to know the safety of astronauts.

Oct 21, 2023, 10:00 AM IST