Tests for unmanned mission by 2020-end, says ISRO chief
Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) planning its first unmanned test mission of the Gaganyaan mission. Background: Gaganyaan will be the first manned space mission of ISRO which is proposed to be launched by 2022. India has already successfully developed and tested several building blocks, including re-entry space capsule , pad abort test , safe crew ejection mechanism in case of rocket failure, flight suit developed by DEBEL and the powerful GSLV-MkIII launch vehicle. The orbital and re-entry mission and recovery operations have been flight demonstrated in Space Capsule Re-entry Experiment (SRE) mission. Having met all required technological keystones, the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme was accepted and formally announced by the Prime Minister on 15 August 2018. Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the basis of the Indian Huma...