K. Sivan, chairman ISRO announced today that the technologies that will help in sending Indian astronaut to space like human crew module and environment control and life support system have already been developed.
Before the actual launch by 2022, the Indian Space Research Organization will contain two unmanned missions and spacecraft will be fired using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III, The ISRO chairman said.
He made this remarks after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day address that India will attempt a manned mission into space by 2022 on board ‘Gaganyaan’.
India would be the fourth nation to achieve that feat if this development was successful.
A former IAF pilot, Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel to space He was a part of the Soviet Union’s Soyuz T-11 expedition, launched on April 2, 1984, as part of the Intercosmos program.
Two Indian –born citizens Sunita Williams and Kalpana Chawla are among the known names to have gone to space. Chawla was one of the seven crew members who perished in the space shuttle Columbia’s disaster when entering the earth atmosphere.
He announced that India will launch SAARC satellite in 2014, as a “gift” to its neighbors. The satellite, later rechristened South Asian satellite, was launched in May 2017.
Former ISRO chairman, K Radhakrishnan, under his leadership the Mangalyaan mission was launched in 2013, termed the announcement of Gaganyaan mission a “turning point” for ISRO.
The ISRO is known for its space program, focus on projects that matter to the day-day lives of people. But recently, it has launched missions like Chandrayaan-1 known as “Moon Mission” and Mangalyaan was known as “Mars Orbiter Mission” that has aroused tremendous interest among people.
The Chandrayaan-2 which will land a rover on the moon is said to be launched next year.
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