India eyes 12 space missions in 12 months to build on historic year

After moon landing and sun probe, ISRO prepares for first crewed flight

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India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is launched on a rocket ahead of its successful landing on the moon last year. (Indian Space Research Organization)

NEETA LAL, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- India's space agency is fired up for a busy slate of missions in 2024, after reaching a string of milestones last year including a historic moon landing.

The lineup is set to include preparations for a three-day mission dubbed Gaganyaan, which would mark India's first crewed space flight, putting three astronauts into orbit 400 kilometers above Earth. India intends to launch an uncrewed test flight this year before Gaganyaan's main event, likely in 2025.

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