CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The project was conceived in 2007 and formally approved in 2018 with a budget of Rs 10, 000 crore. The first crewed mission was set to be launched in December 2021. Two uncrewed missions, in December 2020 and July 2021, were to be undertaken before the final launch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gaganyaan, India’s first human space mission, is set to launch in 2024.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan expected in the last quarter of 2023 aimed at validating the performance of the human-rated launch vehicle, orbital module propulsion system and recovery operations.It will be followed by another unmanned mission and finally the 3-crew manned mission.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gaganyaan mission ISRO will begin a series of test flights for India’s maiden human space flight from February 2023, according to PTI. The space agency said it also plans to use the heavy-light Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the mission’s crew module.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Rs. 10, 000 crore project aims to take a three-person Indian crew into orbit for five to seven days before returning them safely to Earth.