ISRO's Challenge to Make a Life Support System for Gaganyaan

Despite many successful launches this year India's space agency has been denied the technology needed to build the Life Support System for its Gaganyaan mission.

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ISRO Chairman S. Somanath has indicated that the space agency will design the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) for the forthcoming Gaganyaan mission.

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Somanath has emphasized ISRO's lack of experience in ECLSS development, citing the agency's traditional concentration on rocket and satellite design.

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The Gaganyaan project seeks to demonstrate India's capability in human spaceflight by launching a crew into a 400-kilometer orbit by 2025.

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ISRO's dedication to indigenous development, using existing expertise and local industry, was emphasized by Somanath.

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