Cabinet approves 10,000 crore Gaganyaan project

DN Bureau

The Union Cabinet Friday approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Friday approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

The project will cost Rs 10,000 crore, he said at a press conference here. The Gaganyaan project was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech. 

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He had said the mission will be undertaken by 2022. 

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India has already inked agreements with Russia and France for assistance in the ambitious project. (PTI)










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