Lok Sabha Question No. 396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Progress of Gaganyaan
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Prof. Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 396 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024

## PROGRESS OF GAGANYAAN

396. PROF. SOUGATA RAY: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
2. (a) the status of the progress of Gaganyaan;
3. (b)
4. whether the ISRO has selected and trained Astronauts;
5. (c)
6. if so, the details thereof;
7. (d) whether the ISRO has collaboration  with  any  other  agencies for the Axiom-4 Mission; and
8. (e)
9. if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

****

- (a) The  status  of  the  progress  of  Gaganyaan  programme  is  as follows.
- i. Human Rated Launch Vehicle: Ground testing of propulsion  systems  stages,  including  solid,  liquid  and
- cryogenic  engine,  towards  human  rating  of  the  launch
- vehicle have been completed.
- ii. Crew Module Escape System: Design & realization of five types  of  Crew  Escape  system  solid  motors  completed. Static testing of all five types of solid motors completed. First  Test  Vehicle  mission  (TV-D1)  for  the  performance validation  of  crew  escape  system  (CES)  and  parachute deployment has been successfully accomplished.
- iii. Orbital  Module  Systems:  Design  of  Crew  Module  and Service  Module  structure  have  been  completed.  Various Parachute Systems have been tested through Integrated Main  parachute  Air  drop  Test  and  Rail  Track  Rocket Sledge  Tests.  Ground  test  programme  towards  human rating  of  Crew  Module  Propulsion  System  has  been completed  and  Service  Module  Propulsion  System  test programme  is  nearing  completion.  Characterization  of Thermal Protection System has been completed.
- iv. Gaganyatri  Training:  Two  out  of  three  semesters  of  the training programme completed. Independent Training Simulator and Static Mockup Simulators realized.
- v. Major Ground  Infrastructure: Critical ground  facilities such as Orbital Module Preparation Facility (OMPF), Astronaut  Training  Facility  (ATF)  and  Oxygen  Testing Facility have been operationalized. Realization of Mission Control  Centre  (MCC)  Facilities  and  establishment  of Ground Station Networks are nearing completion.
- vi. Gaganyaan  First  uncrewed  mission:  Solid  and  Liquid Propulsion  Stages  of  human  rated  launch  vehicle  are ready for flight integration. C32 Cryogenic stage is nearing  completion.  Crew  Module  and  Service  Module structure realization completed. Flight integration activities are in progress.

## (b) & (c)

Astronaut  Selection  Board  constituted  by  ISRO  had  selected four astronauts from the group of test pilots from the Indian Air on spaceflight basic module at Russia. Currently, astronauts are undergoing training at the ISRO's Astronauts Training Facility

Force. All four astronauts have undergone training (ATF) in Bengaluru for Gaganyaan Mission

## (d) & (e)

ISRO is pursuing an ISRO-NASA joint mission to International Space  Station  (ISS)  wherein  one  Gaganyaatri  from  ISRO  will undertake space travel to ISS. This is a collaborative effort of ISRO,  NASA  and  NASA  identified  private  entity  i.e.  Axiom Space.  Recently,  ISRO  has  signed  a  Space  Flight  Agreement with Axiom Space for this joint mission to ISS.

***