Human Space Flight Centre

Human Space Flight Centre
Agency overview
Formed30 January 2019 (2019-01-30)
JurisdictionDepartment of Space
HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka, India
Annual budgetSee the budget of ISRO
Agency executive
  • M. Mohan, Director[1]
Parent agencyISRO
WebsiteHSFC Website

The Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) is a body under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to coordinate the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. The agency will be responsible for implementation of the Gaganyaan project.[2] The first crewed flight is planned for 2024 on a home-grown LVM3 rocket.[3][4][5]

Before Gaganyaan mission announcement in August 2018, human spaceflight was not the priority for ISRO, though most of the required capability for it had been realised.[6] ISRO has already developed most of the technologies for crewed flight and it performed a Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment and a Pad Abort Test for the mission.[7] The project will cost less than Rs. 10,000 crore.[8][9] In December 2018, the government approved further 100 billion (US$1.5 billion) for a 7-days crewed flight of 3 astronauts to take place in December 2021,[3][10] later delayed to 2023.[11]

If completed on schedule, India will become world's fourth nation to conduct independent human spaceflight after the Soviet Union/Russia, United States and People's Republic of China. As part of an integrated lunar exploration and outer space strategy, the agency plans to continue working on the Bharatiya Antariksha Station program, future crewed lunar landings, and moonbase habitat after completing crewed spaceflights.[12][13]

The Human Space Flight Center's founder and director is S Unnikrishnan Nair.[14]

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  7. ^ "ISRO's first 'pad abort' test, critical for future human space mission, successful". The Hindu. 5 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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  9. ^ Suresh, Haripriya (15 August 2018). "JFK in 1961, Modi in 2018: PM announces 'Indian in space by 2022,' but is ISRO ready?". The News Minute.
  10. ^ Indians To Spend 7 Days In Space In Rs. 10,000 Crore Gaganyaan Plan: 10 Points, NDTV, 28 Dec 2018.
  11. ^ Singh, Surendra (11 November 2021). "Covid stalled Gaganyaan project, manned mission will finally be launched in 2023: Isro chief". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  12. ^ Sharma, Dinesh C (16 January 2019). "ISRO Looks Beyond Manned Mission; Gaganyaan Aims to Include Women". The Quint. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  13. ^ Laxman, Srinivas (29 December 2023). "Nuclear sector set to power Indian space missions: Isro chief". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Who is Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair, one of the heroes behind Chandrayaan-3?". The Statesman. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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