GAGAN-YAAN

About:

• Objective: Under the mission, three astronauts will be sent to space for 5-7 days. The spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400km. The crew will do microgravity experiment during the mission.
  
  
• Mission objectives:
  • Enhancement of science and technology levels in the country
    
    
  • A national project involving several institutes, academia and industry
    
    
  • Improvement of industrial growth
    
    
  • Development of technology for social benefits
    
    
  • Improving international collaboration
    
    
  • Enhance the prestige of the country (India will be the fourth country after the USA, Russia and China to send humans to space)
    
    
  
  
  
• Timeline: The mission will be executed six months before India’s 75^th Independence Day. Two unmanned Gagan-Yaan missions will be undertaken prior to sending humans.
  
  
• Members: The crew will be selected by the Indian Air Force and ISRO jointly after which they will undergo training for two to three years.
  
  
• Technologies:
  • GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle will be used to launch Gagan-yaan.
    
    
  • ISRO has already developed some critical technologies like re-entry mission capability, crew escape system, thermal protection system, floatation system, sub-systems of life support system etc. required for this programme.
    
    
  
  
  
• Cost: The total programme cost is expected to be less than Rs. 10,000 crores.