GAURI'S BLOG : 'MISSION GAGANYAAN' BY 'ISRO'
INDIA IS READY TO LAUNCH THE FIRST-EVER INDIAN ASTRONAUTS MISSION TO SPACE !! YES, YOU READ IT RIGHT. WE ALL HAVE HEARD ALL THE ASTRONAUTS GOING TO SPACE AND COMING BACK TO EARTH. MANY MISSIONS ARE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY NASA AND ROSCOSMOS (Russian space agency). ALSO, KALPANA CHAWLA AND MANY OTHER INDIAN-ORIGIN ASTRONAUTS HAVE VISITED SPACE BUT THROUGH FOREIGN SPACE AGENCIES. BUT BUT BUT... ISRO HAD FINALLY TARGETED ITS 'GAGANYAAN MISSION' WHICH WILL SEND HUMANS TO SPACE FROM INDIA WITH ALL GEARS UNDER THE CONTROL OF INDIA. TODAY WE WIL KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MISSION THAT WE ALL MUST BE PROUD OF. QUICK INFO : GAGANYAAN MISSION WILL HAVE 2 UNMANNED FLIGHTS AND 1 MANNED FLIGHT. GAGANYAAN SYSTEM MODULE WILL HAVE AN ORBITAL OR CREW MODULE THAT WILL ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH IN LOW EARTH ORBIT AT THE HEIGHT OF 300-400 KM. THIS MODULE WILL HAVE 3 HUMANS INCLUDING A WOMAN GOING AROUND THE EARTH FOR 5-7 DAYS. WITH THIS INDIA WILL BE IN THE RACE WITH THE USA, RUSSIA, AND CHINA. ...