PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ACHIEVEMENTS OF GAGANYAAN MISSION

• Gaganyaan is India's maiden human spaceflight programme by ISRO under the Department of Space, aiming to send a 3-member crew to a 400-km Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for up to 3 days and recover them via splashdown in Indian waters.
• Approved by Union Cabinet in December 2018; total outlay (expanded scope) ~₹20,193 crore.
• Strategic significance: foundation for Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035 and crewed lunar mission by 2040.