Amid continuous delays, the Gaganyaan mission has once again been pushed behind as the Indian Space Research Organisation continues to develop and test systems for India’s maiden human space mission. The Gaganyaan mission will now launch in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Science & Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that India’s maiden human space flight ‘H1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024. The minister in a written reply informed that the paramount importance is that of the safety of the crew.
Two Test Vehicle missions are planned before the ‘H1’ mission to demonstrate the performance of the crew escape system and the parachute-based deceleration system for different flight conditions,” Dr. Jitendra Singh said. He added that the uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023 followed by the second uncrewed ‘G2’ mission in the second quarter of 2024, before the final human space flight ‘H1’ mission in the fourth quarter of 2024.
