Space & Aerospace
Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme (in progress)
announced 2018; G1 planned 2026-27ISROGaganyaanPan-Indian / unspecified
2018
India's crewed spaceflight programme, beginning with uncrewed G1 carrying the robot Vyommitra.
- Dated
- 2018–today
- As scholars put it
- announced 2018; G1 planned 2026-27
- Originator
- ISRO
- Source text
- Gaganyaan
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Space & Aerospace
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Verified-web
Fair to say
Not yet flown: as of Oct 2026 G1 is targeted for late 2026 with possible slip to 2027; the crewed flight is 2027-28 or later.
Path to modern innovation
Would make India the fourth nation to launch humans independently.
Builds on
1984References
- 1Wikipedia
- 2ISRO statements
Further reading
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