New Delhi: Clearing the air on the launch of India’s much-awaited first manned spaceflight mission, the Union Space Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday that the crew gagakonan The mission, stalled by Covid-triggered restrictions, will eventually be launched in 2023. And the country’s first space station is likely to arrive by 2030, he informed Parliament.
Sharing the status of other major space projects with Parliament, the minister said that the Venus mission is also planned to be launched in 2023, while the L-1 Aditya Solar and Chandrayaan-3 missions are for 2022-23.
in answer to a question in Rajya SabhaThe minister said major missions of Gaganyaan such as test vehicle flight to verify the performance of the crew escape system and the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) are scheduled during the beginning of the second half of next year. This will be followed by a second unmanned mission at the end of 2022 in which ‘Vyomitra‘, an astronaut-human robot developed by ISRO, and finally the first crewed Gaganyaan mission in 2023, “which will undoubtedly place India in the elite club of nations (USA, China and Russia)”.
Singh said that more than 500 industries are involved in the launch of Gaganyaan. “The program got delayed due to the Covid restrictions, but now preparations are in full swing to achieve the mission by 2023,” he said.
Briefing Rajya Sabha about the status of the program, the Minister said that an astronaut-training facility is being set up in Bengaluru and it is in an advanced stage of completion. “Basic aeromedical training and flying exercises have been completed as part of the Indian training. The design of all the systems has been completed and the realization of various systems is in various stages of progress. The ground qualification tests of the human-rated launch vehicle propulsion stages are progressing successfully,” he said.
The Minister said that the Gaganyaan program will be different from other manned missions undertaken by other countries in the sense that it will be more cost-effective and inclusive.
On Chandrayaan-3, he said that the target is to launch it in the second quarter of the financial year 2022-2023. “The integrated sensor and navigation demonstration tests on the lander have been completed and other tests are in progress,” the minister said. All tests will be completed before launch.
Setting the timeline for India’s first space station, he informed the Rajya Sabha that “by 2030, we will probably be able to set up a space station, which will be unique. As I said, India’s journey to climb to the top of space.” It’s started with.”
in another answer Upper HouseSingh said the allocation of funds for research and development (R&D) of six major scientific agencies – Department of Science and Technology, Bio-technology, Space, Atomic Energy, Ministry of Earth Sciences and DSIR/CSIR has been increased. From Rs 17,406 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 37,823 crore in 2021-22, more than double in the last seven years.
He said that the government has continuously increased the allocation of funds for investment in R&D in the country.
Sharing the status of other major space projects with Parliament, the minister said that the Venus mission is also planned to be launched in 2023, while the L-1 Aditya Solar and Chandrayaan-3 missions are for 2022-23.
in answer to a question in Rajya SabhaThe minister said major missions of Gaganyaan such as test vehicle flight to verify the performance of the crew escape system and the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) are scheduled during the beginning of the second half of next year. This will be followed by a second unmanned mission at the end of 2022 in which ‘Vyomitra‘, an astronaut-human robot developed by ISRO, and finally the first crewed Gaganyaan mission in 2023, “which will undoubtedly place India in the elite club of nations (USA, China and Russia)”.
Singh said that more than 500 industries are involved in the launch of Gaganyaan. “The program got delayed due to the Covid restrictions, but now preparations are in full swing to achieve the mission by 2023,” he said.
Briefing Rajya Sabha about the status of the program, the Minister said that an astronaut-training facility is being set up in Bengaluru and it is in an advanced stage of completion. “Basic aeromedical training and flying exercises have been completed as part of the Indian training. The design of all the systems has been completed and the realization of various systems is in various stages of progress. The ground qualification tests of the human-rated launch vehicle propulsion stages are progressing successfully,” he said.
The Minister said that the Gaganyaan program will be different from other manned missions undertaken by other countries in the sense that it will be more cost-effective and inclusive.
On Chandrayaan-3, he said that the target is to launch it in the second quarter of the financial year 2022-2023. “The integrated sensor and navigation demonstration tests on the lander have been completed and other tests are in progress,” the minister said. All tests will be completed before launch.
Setting the timeline for India’s first space station, he informed the Rajya Sabha that “by 2030, we will probably be able to set up a space station, which will be unique. As I said, India’s journey to climb to the top of space.” It’s started with.”
in another answer Upper HouseSingh said the allocation of funds for research and development (R&D) of six major scientific agencies – Department of Science and Technology, Bio-technology, Space, Atomic Energy, Ministry of Earth Sciences and DSIR/CSIR has been increased. From Rs 17,406 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 37,823 crore in 2021-22, more than double in the last seven years.
He said that the government has continuously increased the allocation of funds for investment in R&D in the country.
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