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India's Gaganyaan Mission Clears Key Human-Rating Tests, First Flight Due 2026

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India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme has achieved major milestones in developing and qualifying critical human-rating systems. The propulsion stages and structural components of the launch vehicle have been fully developed and tested. Crew safety systems, including the crew escape mechanism, have been successfully qualified. The first uncrewed test flight is scheduled for late 2026, after which two additional uncrewed missions will follow. Only then will India proceed with its first crewed orbital spaceflight.

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