4Photo© hindustantimes.com'India to send female robot 'Vyommitra' to space in Gaganyaan mission'
“After these two phases, astronauts numbering between one and three will be sent as part of the manned mission of the Gaganyaan project. I think this might start by 2024," Singh said.
According to the Union science and technology minister, Gaganyaan got delayed because of Covid-19.
Vyommitra is designed to function certain tasks to assess how humans would act when in space. Singh noted that for such a mission, a lot of advance planning is required to ensure the safe return to astronauts. Vyommitra will mimic all the activities expected to be performed by astronauts, the minister.
The ambitious space mission aims to demonstrate human spaceflight capability. It will involve launching a crew of three members to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission and bring them back safely to earth, the ISRO's website says. Upon their return, the crew will land on Indian sea waters.