ISRO Targets Crewed Chandrayaan Missions by 2028, Gaganyaan by 2027

• ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced ambitious space exploration plans, including crewed Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5 missions by 2028.
• The Gaganyaan program, India's first human spaceflight mission, is targeted for 2027, with three uncrewed missions preceding it.
• Narayanan highlighted that these initiatives are under the "visionary leadership of PM Modi" and aim to increase India's space economy.
• ISRO is also developing reusable launch vehicle technology to make space missions more cost-effective.
• The organization views its space program as serving India's needs, not as competition with international entities like SpaceX.