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Indian astronaut on the Moon by 2040: ISRO chairman S Somanath
Following the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) now plans to send Indian astronauts to the Moon by... Following the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) now plans to send Indian astronauts to the Moon by 2040, said chairman S Somanath. "Looking ahead, ISRO aims to take the next step in space exploration with the Gaganyaan programme, planning to launch a crew of 2 to 3 Indian astronauts into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for up to three days before safely returning them to a predefined site in Indian waters," he said in an article for Manorama Yearbook 2024.