The Indian Space Research Organization has achieved an important milestone in its Gaganyaan programme. ISRO has announced that the first solid motor segment of Gaganyaan was transferred from the production plant to the launch complex.
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has achieved a major achievement under the Gaganyaan programme. ISRO reported that the first solid motor segment for the program has been transferred from the production plant to the launch complex. This is being said to be an important step towards the HLVM3 G1 flight.
The space agency said, “India’s dreams of human spaceflight are taking shape!”
In a post on social media platform X, ISRO said, “An important milestone for the Gaganyaan programme! “The first solid motor segment has been moved from the production plant to the launch complex, an important step towards the HLVM3 G1 flight.”
🚀 A significant milestone for the Gaganyaan Program! The first solid motor segment has been moved from the production plant to the launch complex, marking a key step towards the HLVM3 G1 flight. India’s human spaceflight dreams are taking shape! 🇮🇳 #That’s how it is #ISRO pic.twitter.com/e32BNWeG2O
— ISRO (@isro) December 13, 2024
In September, ISRO Chairman S Somnath said efforts were underway to launch India’s first human space flight programme, Gaganyaan, by the end of this year. Somnath had said, “Gaganyaan is ready for launch; We are trying to launch it by the end of this year.”
Objective of Gaganyaan and plans of the government
The Gaganyaan programme, approved in December 2018, envisages human spaceflight in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and establishment of essential technologies for a long-term Indian human space exploration endeavour. On September 18, the Cabinet approved Chandrayaan-4 mission to the Moon.
Main objective of the mission
The purpose of this mission is to develop and demonstrate technologies for returning to Earth after a successful landing on the Moon, as well as to collect and analyze lunar samples on Earth. Chandrayaan-4 mission will acquire the foundational technologies and capabilities required for the final Indian landing on the Moon (planned by 2040) and safe return to Earth.
Key technologies for docking, undocking, landing, safe return and lunar sample collection and analysis will be demonstrated. The Union Government’s expanded vision for the Indian space program during the AMRUT period also includes an Indian space station (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and an Indian landing on the Moon by 2040.
