17th November 2025: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) jointly organised the CSIR–ISRO Space Meet 2025 at Bangalore to align multidisciplinary research, technology development and institutional collaboration for India’s human spaceflight mission requirements.The program was hosted by CSIR–National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR

India’s first human spaceflight program, Gaganyaan, remains firmly on course
for its 2027 launch window, according to the latest clarification ISRO
officials.

Contrary to recent speculation regarding possible delays, ISRO has reaffirmed
that the revised timelines only apply to the uncrewed test sequence, not to
the main crewed mission itself.

ISRO has planned three

The Indian Space Research Organisation achieved another significant milestone for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight program with the successful test of the Crew Module’s main parachutes at the Babina Field Firing Range in Jhansi on 3 November.The evaluation forms part of a crucial series of Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Tests (IMAT), being carried out to validate and qualify the complex

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s ambitious Gaganyaan human spaceflight program appears to be witnessing a timeline adjustment.ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has indicated that the first uncrewed Gaganyaan flight, designated G1, is now likely to take place in March 2026 instead of the previously planned December 2025 timeframe.Speaking after the successful launch of the LVM3-M5 flight that

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is extending its technological expertise beyond traditional defence applications by supporting India’s first human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan.The organisation has developed specialised food items and advanced landing gear systems, including parachute assemblies designed for astronaut recovery operations.B K Das, Director General of