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ISRO Accelerates Work on First Uncrewed Gaganyaan Mission
India is preparing to send a Gaganyaan spacecraft into space without people inside.
ISRO chief V Narayanan said the work is happening quickly and in an organized way.
The first uncrewed mission is planned for this calendar year.
An uncrewed mission means no astronauts will be onboard.
ISRO recently launched the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite.
Narayanan called that launch the organization’s first success of the financial year.
He said the success means the teams now have more important work to do.
ISRO is working with industries and other organizations to prepare for Gaganyaan.
ISRO chief V Narayanan said vigorous, systematic work is underway for the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission.
The mission is targeted for launch during the current calendar year.
ISRO’s GSLV-F17/EOS-05 Earth observation satellite launch was described as the organization’s first success of the financial year.
Narayanan said the Gaganyaan effort involves ISRO, industry partners and other organizations.
He described the latest launch success as a reward for hard work that would lead to more work.
- Who
- ISRO, led by chief V Narayanan, along with industries and other organizations.
- What
- Preparation is underway for the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission.
- Where
- Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, where the statement was reported.
- When
- The mission is targeted for launch during the current calendar year; the statement was reported on September 4, with the year not specified.
- Why
- To prepare and launch the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission after the latest satellite-launch success.
Key facts
- Mission
- First uncrewed Gaganyaan mission
- Target timing
- During the current calendar year
- ISRO chief
- V Narayanan
- Recent launch
- GSLV-F17/EOS-05 Earth observation satellite
- Recent achievement
- The launch was ISRO’s first success during the financial year
- Partners
- Industries and other organizations are working with ISRO
Quotes
V Narayanan
Chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation
“reward for hard work is more work.”
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