ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on Monday confidently asserted that India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission, India’s manned mission to space, will achieve remarkable success.
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the S Ramakrishnan Centre of Excellence for Research in Fluid and Thermal Sciences at IIT Madras, Narayanan underscored that ISRO is committed to learning from past challenges and setbacks faced by NASA and other global space organizations.
“These lessons will be integral in ensuring the successful execution of the Gaganyaan mission. We are confident of its success. We have carefully studied the hurdles encountered by NASA and other space agencies, and we will incorporate these lessons into our plans to guarantee the mission’s success,” Narayanan stated.
In terms of the Gaganyaan project, Narayanan revealed that the astronaut training program will commence later this year.