Dr. Jitendra Singh says, India’s maiden human space flight “Gaganyaan” is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024

Dr. Jitendra Singh says, India’s maiden human space flight “Gaganyaan” is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024

Dr Jitendra Singh today informed that India’s maiden human space flight ‘H1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, in view of the paramount importance of crew safety, two Test Vehicle missions are planned before the ‘G1’ mission to demonstrate the performance of crew escape system and parachute-based deceleration system for different flight conditions.