Skyroot's Vikram-1 launch attempt may occur "next month". Some contradictions on Gaganyaan G1 timeline...
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan in his talk “Indian Space Programme – The Challenges and Way Forward” for Air Marshal L M Katre Memorial Lecture said that next month we can see orbital launch attempt by private company which should be Skyroot's Vikram-1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-zQKm7qbuQ&t=2784s
Unfortunately the slides from the talk were not shown but one slide on Gaganyaan mission timeline apparently placed Gaganyaan G1 in 2027 Q3 !?
The first uncrewed test flight for the Gaganyaan mission — ahead of the proposed maiden Indian human space flight launch — could be pushed back up to the third quarter of 2027, ISRO chairman V Narayanan indicated on Saturday even as he stressed that efforts were on for a launch by the end of 2026.
With this, the launch of Gaganyaan mission’s manned flight could be pushed back to 2028, as against 2027-end that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had indicated earlier this year.
Delivering the Air Marshal L M Katre Memorial Lecture organised by the Air Force Association in Bengaluru, the ISRO chairman, who is also the secretary of the Department of Space, indicated on a slide in his presentation that the first unmanned flight for the Gaganyaan mission would be launched in the third quarter of 2027.
However, in his talk on the “Indian Space Programme – The Challenges and Way Forward”, Narayanan stated that the uncrewed mission could happen in 2026 as well.
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When asked about the two differing timelines — one indicated in his presentation and the other during the talk itself — for the first unmanned flight, the ISRO chairman said, “The Gaganyaan programme is undergoing constant review and the first unmanned flight will be launched on the basis of the progress.”
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u/Ohsin 24d ago
Well if the information on slide was wrong or a typo he could have simply admitted it but he instead said "The Gaganyaan programme is undergoing constant review and the first unmanned flight will be launched on the basis of the progress."
Weird as FCC filings and news report on clearance by National Review Committee indicate they are looking for July/August launch..
https://old.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comments/1ufs1x2/gaganyaang1_related_fcc_filings_for_its_launch/
https://old.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comments/1tm8x8x/gaganyaan_g1_mission_has_received_clearance_from/
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u/Massive_Dish_3255 24d ago
ISRO's decline may have started.
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u/Round_Adagio_6932 24d ago
Yup. I really hope a private player overtakes this organization of lazy government babus at isro, most of who are scientist in naught but name. I hope india gets its own space x.
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u/DraroKing31 24d ago
ISRO vibes are low these days.