Question- Indian human spaceflight programme was created by-
(a)ISRO
(b)DRDO
(c)BARC
(d)None of the above
Answer-(a)
Related facts–
- On India’s 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will send an astronaut to space in the year 2022.
About Indian human space flight programme–
- The Indian human spaceflight programmewas created by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop and launch a two or three-person crew to low Earth orbit on a vehicle called Gaganyaan. The crewed flight is planned for 2022 on a home-grown GSLV-III rocket.
Pad abort test–
- It is the recent technological advancement in Gaganyaan mission.
- It (also called Crew Escape System) is an emergency scape measure that helps to take away the crew from the launch vehicle in case of any difficulty at the launch pad.
Facts-
- India will be the fourth nation in manned space mission after U.S., China and Russia, if Gaganyaan mission becomes successful.
References-
https://sites.google.com/site/indianspaceprojects/human-spaceflight-programme-hsp/Human-Spaceflight-Program
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/with-human-space-flight-india-to-push-frontiers/article24698496.ece