The Gaganyaan project seeks to demonstrate India's human spaceflight capability by launching astronauts to an orbit 400 kilometres above the Earth for a three-day mission.

India's maiden crewed spaceflight program, the Gaganyaan Mission, is anticipated to launch by the end of 2026. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath, the mission's first uncrewed test flight is likely scheduled for early next year.

The Gaganyaan unmanned mission by ISRO is expected to commence in March 2025. Ships will observe the mission from the Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, aiding preparations for the manned mission slated for 2026 and involving significant scientific experiments.

The Union Cabinet in September approved the building of the first unit of the Bharatiya Anatriksh Station by extending the scope of the Gaganyaan program. Check details here.

ISRO will be sending the ISTRAC consignment from the nearest Indian port to a New York port through cargo shipment for the North Atlantic Ocean observation point. Thereafter, the charter vessel from New York shall sail to a location in the North Atlantic Ocean,