India to send 'Gaganauts' to space soon; two trials by the end of 2022

In a reply in Parliament, MoS Space Jitendra Singh said an unmanned flight would be sent to space in the first trial. While in the second, a robot named Vyomitra will be sent to space

India may send its first person into space soon. Under the Gaganyaan Mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will complete the first two trials of its human space mission by the end of 2022, Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh told Parliament on Thursday.

In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Singh said the ISRO was developing indigenous capabilities towards space tourism by demonstrating human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Singh also said ISRO is pursuing international cooperation and relations with 61 countries in varied domains of space activities to boost space diplomacy.

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