ISRO to Conduct First Gaganyaan Uncrewed Test Flight in December 2025.
Science and Technology
On August 21, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman, V. Narayanan, officially confirmed that the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission—carrying a humanoid space robot—will launch in December 2025, marking a pivotal milestone in India’s human spaceflight aspirations.
- ISRO’s upcoming Gaganyaan-1 (G1) mission will be the programme’s maiden uncrewed orbital flight. It will carry Vyommitra, a half-humanoid robotic astronaut, to simulate human functions and monitor critical spacecraft systems such as environmental controls, avionics, and life support.
- The mission is scheduled for December 2025, with launch operations to be conducted from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC–SHAR). The spacecraft will conduct a low Earth orbit mission—including system validation through orbital maneuvers and recovery—before safely reentering.
Main Point :- (i) ISRO has declared 2025 as ‘Gaganyaan Year’ under Chairman V. Narayanan’s guidance. Over 7,200 system tests have been completed while approximately 3,000 more are pending. Preparations continue 24/7 to ensure all systems are flight-ready.
(ii) G1’s core objective is to achieve a three-day orbital stay, during which Vyommitra and other onboard instruments will assess life-support systems, navigation, re-entry dynamics, and spacecraft resilience under microgravity, radiation, and thermal stress. This will validate critical parameters ahead of crewed missions.
(iii) The successful launch of G1 is the first in a series of at least three uncrewed test flights, paving the way for India’s inaugural crewed Gaganyaan flight, targeting early 2027. This mission will carry one to three astronauts in a short orbital test, placing India among global leaders in human spaceflight.
About ISRO
Chairman : V. Narayanan
Headquarters: Bengaluru
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