First Pics Of India's Gaganyaan Craft Which Will Take Humans To Space In 2024

The Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to space and bring them back safely to Earth.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today released pictures of the Gaganyaan spacecraft which is set to take humans to space in December 2024. The space agency also said that they will soon start unmanned flight tests for the mission. Mission Gaganyaan:ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission.Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are underway.https://t.co/HSY0qfVDEH@indiannavy#Gaganyaanpic.twitter.com/XszSDEqs7w

"ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission. Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are underway," the agency said in a tweet.

The Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to a circular orbit of about 400 km around the earth for a one-to-three days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in a designated location in Indian sea waters.