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Gaganyaan

ISRO · Launch: Uncrewed tests 2026, crewed 2027 (provisional)

India's first human spaceflight programme, starting with uncrewed test flights carrying the Vyommitra robot.

Objective: Fly Indian astronauts to low Earth orbit and return them safely.

First crewed flight

2027

Target date · may change

Mission details

Rocket & spacecraft
LVM3 (human-rated)
Crew
3 astronauts (Indian Air Force test pilots in training)
Destination
Low Earth orbit (~400 km)
Duration
Up to 3 days
  • India would become the 4th country to fly humans on its own rocket.
  • Uncrewed tests carry Vyommitra, a humanoid robot.
  • One trainee, Shubhanshu Shukla, already flew to the ISS on Axiom-4 in 2025.

Milestones

0 of 2 reached

  1. Uncrewed test flights

    2026Provisional

  2. First crewed flight

    2027Provisional

Future dates are agency targets, not confirmed schedules.

Curated dataset

Official source: ISRO Gaganyaan →