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[[File:Gaganyaan drop test to G1.webp|thumb|Gaganyaan development timeline|313x313px]]
The first phase of this programme is to develop and fly the 3.7-ton spacecraft called ''[[Gaganyaan]]'' with the capacity to carry a 3-member crew in low Earth orbit and safely return to Earth after a mission duration of a few orbits to two days.<ref name="toi-20211111">{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Surendra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-stalled-gaganyaan-project-manned-mission-will-finally-be-launched-in-2023-isro-chief/articleshow/87650517.cms |title=Covid stalled Gaganyaan project, manned mission will finally be launched in 2023: Isro chief |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref> The extendable version of the spaceship will allow flights up to seven days, rendezvous and docking capability. Before the flight of the ''Gaganyaan'' module, Group Captain [[Shubhanshu Shukla]] flew on the '''[[Axiom Mission 4|Axiom-4]]''' Mission to the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=The Hindu Bureau|date=2024-08-02 |title=India selects two astronaut-designates for upcoming Axiom-4 mission to International Space Station |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-selects-two-astronaut-designates-for-upcoming-axiom-4-mission-to-international-space-station/article68477978.ece |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Nasa to launch India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to Space Station |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/nasa-isro-india-group-captain-shubhanshu-shukla-international-space-station-gaganyaan-2575972-2024-08-02 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
In the next phase, enhancements will lead to the development of a small habitat, allowing spaceflight durations of 30–40 days at once. Further advances based on experience will subsequently lead to development of a [[space station]].<ref>{{cite news| title=We're talking of habitation on moon, Mars...we have to know how to adapt: ISRO chief K. Sivan| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/isro-chief-k-sivan-interview-habitation-on-moon-mars-5545632/}}</ref>
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