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Detailed explanation-1: -Also, a similar station will come up in Australia for Gaganyaan. Isro has three transportable terminals at present and will be building more of these soon. The Isro Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (Istrac) in Bengaluru, is responsible for this network of tracking stations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Space agencies of India and France signed an agreement for cooperation for the India’s first human space mission, Gaganyaan. France has a well-established mechanism for space medicine. It also has the MEDES space clinic, a subsidiary of CNES, where space surgeons undergo training.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Australia. Australia would support India’s Gaganyaan mission by tracking it through Cocos Keeling island.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.

Detailed explanation-5: -The GSLV Mk-III rocket which will be used for the Gaganyaan mission will have two HS200 boosters which will supply the thrust for lift-off. The HS200 is a 20-metre-long booster witha diameter of 3.2 metres and is the world’s second largest operational booster using solid propellants.