ISRO’s first Human Mission to carry 3 Indians into Space: Dr Jitendra

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, flanked by ISRO Chairman Dr K. Sivan, addressing a press conference at PIB Centre, New Delhi on Tuesday.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, flanked by ISRO Chairman Dr K. Sivan, addressing a press conference at PIB Centre, New Delhi on Tuesday.

Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Aug 28: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh disclosed here today that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make history as it aims to send three Indians into Space for a period of 5 to 7 days and that its first Human Space Mission will be a turning point, not only for India, but for the whole world, as it will unfold a new chapter to understand the infinite mysteries of universe.
Addressing a press conference, along with Chairman ISRO Dr K. Sivan, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made the announcement of India’s first Human Space Mission from the ramparts of Red Fort on the Independence Day this year and the plan for the mission has been fully worked out. The next crucial stage of planning would involve finalizing the names of the three Indians who will be selected for the Space journey and who will be made to undergo training cum acclimatization for a period lasting around three years or so. Once this gets accomplished, the proposed Human Space Mission can be launched some time before 2022 or around 2022, which happens to the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, he added.
It is a matter of pride, Dr Jitendra Singh said, that even though India started its Space journey many years after some other nations of the world, but today we have become a front-line nation and our findings from Space Missions are being procured and utilized even by the other reputed centres of the world, including NASA. He said, even though America had landed a human being on the surface of the Moon way back in 1960s, but it was the Indian Mission “Chandrayan-I” which discovered the presence of water on the surface of the moon and hinted at the possibility of human habitat over there. “Chandrayan-II”, he said, will be launched shortly and it would be an extension of the moon research carried out earlier, he added.
Even though Indian astronauts, including Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams have been into the Space earlier, Dr Jitendra Singh said, but they were part of Space Missions from other countries, whereas India’s Human Space Mission “Gaganyan” is going to be totally indigenous, having been conceived, developed and launched from the Indian soil and also carrying Indian human beings. The budget of Rs. 9,000 to 10,000 crore incurred in it is also quite cost-effective, when seen from a larger perspective and the value of the outcomes, he said.
Giving details about the Mission, Dr Sivan made a presentation to show how the “Gaganyan” would reach its orbit after travelling over 300 kms from the surface of the earth within just about 16 minutes. The human crew members, he informed, would stay in the Space for five to seven days before undertaking their return journey.

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