Gaganyaan is just the beginning! India plans to have sustained human presence in space
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BENGALURU :
India plans to have a sustained human presence in space and is coming out with a policy framework and a long-term roadmap. The Department of Space (DoS) has envisaged a national effort to meet the goal of successful demonstration of human spaceflight capability and to achieve the vision of sustained human presence in space.
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Move over Gaganyaan, India plans sustained human presence in space: What s more in store
Move over Gaganyaan, India is planning to have a sustained human presence in space. The Department of Space has envisaged a national effort to meet the goal of successful demonstration of human spaceflight capability and to achieve the vision of sustained human presence in space. Union Minister Jitendra Singh had said that India s maiden human spaceflight module Gaganyaan will be launched after the second unmanned mission planned in 2022-23.Â
More in store
The Department of Space has put up for public consultation on the website of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the draft Humans in Space Policy for India 2021 and guidelines and procedures for its implementation. DoS believes that given the collaborative nature of human spaceflight due to its multi-disciplinary nature, it is essential to have a policy-framework, which not only fosters partnerships