Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that two uncrewed flights are scheduled, before India’s maiden human space flight Gaganyaan, towards the end of 2024.
However, he said, the mission will carry a humanoid as payload. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, he said uncrewed flight of Gaganyaan aimed at validating the performance of Human rated launch vehicle, orbital module propulsion system, mission management, communication system and recovery operations. He said, uncrewed G1 mission will be targeted in the last quarter of next year, followed by the G2 in the second quarter of 2024.