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A model of the proposed crew module for the mission | Photos: PTI
On January 10, 2007, India launched an experimental space capsule that stayed in orbit for 12 days for a series of manoeuvres and was recovered when it splashed into the Bay of Bengal.
The Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1), which was launched using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), was the frontrunner of what is going to be the country’s first manned space mission called Gaganyaan. It was a demonstration that India had the technology to send humans to space and bring them back safely.
The Union Cabinet approved Rs 9,023-crore for the mission in December
First Published: Mar 03 2024 | 9:04 PM IST
