ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced that the Gaganyaan mission is making consistent progress, with approximately 90 percent of development activities now complete. India's inaugural crewed space mission, Gaganyaan, continues to advance under ISRO's guidance.

"The Gaganyaan mission is going very well. In fact, when you talk about the Gaganyaan mission, a lot of technology development has to take place, you are aware — the rocket has to be human-rated, the orbital module has to be developed, and the environmental control safety system has to be developed”, Narayanan says. 

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“Then coming to the crew escape system, parachute system and then, of course, human-centric products”, adds Narayanan.

Narayanan made these remarks while addressing the media during promotional events for the forthcoming Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2025), which will take place in New Delhi from November 3 through 5.

"Now three uncrewed missions have to be accomplished before going for the crewed mission and we are working towards it. In the first uncrewed mission, Vyommitra is going to fly and we are working towards that to accomplish the crewed mission by the beginning of 2027," he added.

The chairman indicated that roughly 90 percent of developmental tasks have reached completion.

 

ISRO successfully conducted its first comprehensive air drop test for the Gaganyaan program on August 24, 2025, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in Sriharikota.

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ISRO reported that this examination effectively achieved its goal of complete performance verification for the essential parachute-driven deceleration mechanism of the crew capsule intended for the Gaganyaan mission within a representative mission situation.

"For the Gaganyaan programme, the integrated air drop test — because when the entire module returns in the final phase almost nine parachutes have to work in a synchronised way for the proper splashdown — so we lifted off a simulated module using a helicopter to a height of around three kilometres above the Earth. Using nine parachutes, it was successfully splashed down," the ISRO Chairman says.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation intends to launch the initial component of its planned five-part Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station by 2028. Upon completion, this facility will provide spacecraft docking capabilities in space, positioning India among just three nations offering such services. The Bharatiya Antariksh station will function as a space-based living environment for humans and will conduct research in microgravity conditions, along with other activities. According to Narayanan, the complete assembly of all five components is anticipated to occur by 2035.