manned mission

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-3 this year

“This is going to be the year of Chandrayaan-3 and Gaganyaan,” declared Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief Dr. K Sivan on Wednesday. Sivan said that four astronauts have been selected for India’s first manned mission, Gaganyaan and that their training will start in the third week of January. Gaganyaan aims to send a three-member crew to space for a period of five to seven days. The spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400km.