Chairperson, S Somanath, stated on Friday that while the Gaganyaan mission is set for launch by the end of the year, caution is paramount. Gaganyaan, India's inaugural human spaceflight mission, received approval from the Union cabinet earlier this week.

ISRO plans to conduct its first uncrewed mission by the end of this year, followed by three additional missions prior to the manned flight. “If all three missions go well, then we will have the manned mission,

India also plans to have a Venus orbiter mission by 2028. Although India has successfully completed a Mars orbiter mission, Venus is a different ball-game. The planet, which has an atmospheric pressure higher than other planets,

Although Gaganyaan is ready for launch by the end of the year, we should proceed with caution, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath on Friday.

The Union Cabinet has given approval to four significant space missions by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), marking a new era in India’s space exploration. Leading the list is Chandrayaan-4,