India’s labs are getting noisier - in the best way. 2026 looks like the moment when we inch closer to Human spaceflight. ISRO, for instance, isn’t talking in ones and twos anymore; leadership has mapped out seven missions by March 2026, including the first uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital flight to prove human‑spaceflight systems end‑to‑end. Hardware is already at Sriharikota and integration is underway, pointing to a tighter, more repeatable launch cadence rather than “event” rockets. The assembly of the HLVM3 is taking place at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota and the uncrewed flight is expected to take place early next year from the spaceport. ISRO’s own roadmap pairs these flights with technology‑development and commercial launches - nurturing a supply chain that runs from propulsion and docking tech to downstream apps back on Earth. Planned steps matter more than hype The Gaganyaan sequence runs through multiple uncrewed missions (G1 ...
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