Gaganyaan: ‘Super excited’ about upcoming G1 uncrewed test flight, says astronaut-designate Angad Pratap
Astronaut-designate Group Captain Angad Pratap expressed excitement regarding the upcoming G1 uncrewed test flight for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. The mission, targeted for late 2026, aims to validate critical technologies for future human space exploration.
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This mission represents a significant milestone in India's ambition to become a major player in human spaceflight and deep space exploration.
Gaganyaan: ‘Super excited’ about upcoming G1 uncrewed test flight, says astronaut-designate Angad Pratap left Group Captain Angad Pratap (centre) with S.R. Vijayamohanakumar, former Group Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (right) and Udayakumar K.S., chairman, Institution of Engineers, Kerala State chapter. https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/kerala/ulbdsd/article71619580.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/fsfsf.jpg Department of Space had announced in August that G1, the first uncrewed experimental mission to validate technologies being developed for the first time, is targeted for late 2026 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Group Captain Angad Pratap, one of the four astronaut-designates for India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme, on Saturday (October 24, 2026) said he was “super excited” about the upcoming G1 uncrewed test flight planned for late 2026. “It is a prototype machine, so fingers crossed there,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the 39th National Convention of Aerospace Engineering organised by the Institution of Engineers (India) here.
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