Human Spaceflight Program
The Indian Space Research Organisation has proposed a budget of 12,400 crore (US$2.26 billion) for its human spaceflight program. According to the Space Commission which recommended the budget, an unmanned flight will be launched after 7 years of final approval. and a manned mission will be launch after 7 years of funding. If realized in the stated time-frame, India will become the fourth nation, after the USSR, USA and China, to successfully carry out manned missions indigenously.
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