Gaganyaan Mission Timeline and Key Updates

 The first crewed flight, which will send Indian astronauts (Gaganyatris) to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), is now officially targeted for the first quarter of 2027. This is a slight delay from previous projections that had anticipated a 2026 launch.

The program is currently in its final phase with an aggressive schedule of uncrewed test flights planned for 2025 and 2026.

Upcoming Uncrewed Test Flights (2025-2026):

Mission Name	Scheduled Launch	Objective	Key Payload
G1 Mission (Uncrewed Test Flight 1)	December 2025	To validate critical technologies, life support systems, avionics, navigation, and safety protocols for crewed missions.	Vyommitra (a half-humanoid robot) will be onboard to simulate human responses and monitor spacecraft systems.
TV-D2 Mission	Late 2025	Second uncrewed Test Vehicle Abort Mission to further test the Crew Escape System.
G2 & G3 Missions	2026	Further uncrewed orbital flights to fully ensure reliability and safety before the final crewed mission.
H1 Mission (Crewed Flight)	Q1 2027	India's maiden human spaceflight, sending two or three astronauts to an orbit of 400 km for up to seven days.	Gaganyatris (Astronauts)

ISRO has reported that over 80% of the total 9,000 required tests (approximately 7,700 tests) have been completed, with the remaining to be finished by March 2026.

Astronaut Status

The four Indian Air Force pilots selected as astronaut-designates, or 'Gaganyatris,' are:

1. Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair

2. Group Captain Ajit Krishnan

3. Group Captain Angad Pratap

4. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla

Key Update: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla recently gained historic spaceflight experience as the pilot for the commercial 1xbet promo code today nepal to the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2025. This international mission is considered a significant validator of India's stringent crew selection and screening process.

The astronauts have completed their initial training in Russia and are currently undergoing mission-specific training at ISRO's dedicated astronaut training facility in Bengaluru. This training includes sea recovery simulations with the Indian Navy, as the Crew Module will splashdown in the ocean upon re-entry.

Mission Objectives and Components

The primary goal is to demonstrate India's indigenous capability to launch a human spaceflight mission into Low Earth Orbit and safely return the crew.

• Launch Vehicle: The mission will use the Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV), a modified version of India's most powerful rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3).

• Spacecraft: The Gaganyaan Orbital Module consists of the Crew Module (CM), which is the habitable, pressurized cabin, and the Service Module (SM), which contains the propulsion and power systems.