Overview
- ISRO chairman V. Narayanan said three uncrewed Gaganyaan missions will precede the crewed flight, with the first carrying the half‑humanoid Vyommitra in December 2025 and two more tests in 2026.
- The first crewed Gaganyaan mission is targeted for the first quarter of 2027, according to Narayanan's latest timeline.
- India plans to build the Bharatiya Antriksh Station by 2035, with initial modules expected in orbit as early as 2027.
- A Venus Orbiter Mission has been approved, and upcoming projects include Chandrayaan‑4, Chandrayaan‑5, a new Mars mission, and the AXOM astronomical observatory.
- Aditya‑L1 has generated more than 15 terabits of solar data, while sector reforms under IN‑SPACe have helped grow over 300 space startups as ISRO eyes heavy‑lift rockets of up to 80,000 kg to low Earth orbit.