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India's first manned space mission, scheduled for 2025-2026, is named:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Chandrayaan-3
  2. Gaganyaan
  3. Mangalyaan-2
  4. Aditya-L1

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Gaganyaan

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (B) Gaganyaan šŸ“š Explanation: Gaganyaan is the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme initiated by ISRO. The mission aims to demonstrate the capability to send a three-member crew to a low earth orbit (LEO) of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bring them back safely to Earth. Precursor missions, including uncrewed flights and a flight with a humanoid robot named 'Vyommitra', are part of the testing phase leading up to the manned launch in late 2025 or 2026.