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Government of India: public spaceflight commitments

Statements by the Indian government on its space programme. These are the dated public commitments by Government of India and its people that we could source to a primary, with what happened.

2 entries: 2 revised.

Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Checked against sources on Sep 26, 2026; scoring rules on the methodology page.

This first release is a selection, and a short record is not a complete record. Each programme milestone enters the ledger at its earliest dated public commitment we can find in a primary source, for governments and companies alike. Later dated commitments for the same milestone are shown on that one entry as a revision chain, oldest first, rather than as separate entries.

Entries

Met

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Missed

Revised

Pending

What the statuses mean

Revised:: the date or quantity was moved before it came due.

Includes statements by: Narendra Modi

Entries, soonest deadline first

Two uncrewed Gaganyaan flights before the first crewed flight, which was targeted within 40 months
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Government of India (Union Cabinet decision (PIB release))
“First human space flight demonstration is targeted to be completed within 40 months from the date of sanction. Prior to this, two unmanned flights in full complement will be carried out”
Said Dec 28, 2018. Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Cabinet approves Indian Human Spaceflight Initiative: Gaganyaan Programme (Dec 28, 2018, paragraph beginning "First human space flight demonstration")
Context: Union Cabinet approval of the Gaganyaan Programme. The uncrewed flights were to come before the crewed flight targeted within 40 months of the sanction (28 December 2018), which bounds the first uncrewed flight (G1) to 30 April 2022 at the latest.
Deadline
“Prior to this [the crewed flight targeted within 40 months from the date of sanction]”, read as Apr 30, 2022 (relative precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
The first uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital mission (G1) lifts off on or before 30 April 2022.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Dec 9, 2021, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “Test vehicle flight for the validation of Crew Escape System performance and the 1st Uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) are scheduled during the beginning of 2nd half of 2022.” (new date as stated: during the beginning of 2nd half of 2022, read as Dec 31, 2022). RevisedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, India's maiden human space mission 'Gaganyaan' will be launched in 2023 (Dec 9, 2021, paragraph 2)
2. Dec 21, 2022, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “the uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023” (new date as stated: in the last quarter of 2023, read as Dec 31, 2023). MissedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, India’s maiden human space flight “Gaganyaan” is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Dec 21, 2022, paragraph 3)
3. Aug 5, 2026, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “The first uncrewed experimental mission to validate various technologies that are being developed for the first time including Vyommitra half-humanoid is targeted in Q4 of 2026.” (new date as stated: in Q4 of 2026, read as Dec 31, 2026). PendingSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026, paragraph on mission plan)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: Not launched as of 2026-09-26; the deadline has not passed.
Outcome source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Indian astronauts in space by 2022
Revised · worded as a commitment
Crewed milestone · Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India · Government of India
“We have resolved that by 2022, when India celebrates 75 years of Independence or maybe even before that, certainly some of our young boys and girls will unfurl the Tricolour in space.”
Said Aug 15, 2018. Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: English rendering of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's address to the Nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day (Aug 15, 2018, paragraph beginning 'My dear countrymen, today from the ramparts of the Red Fort')
Context: Independence Day address from the Red Fort (official English rendering); the mission became Gaganyaan.
Deadline
“by 2022”, read as Dec 31, 2022 (year precision)Worded as a commitment ("will")
Counts as met when
An Indian crew launches to space on an Indian mission by 31 December 2022.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Dec 28, 2018 (Union Cabinet decision (PIB release)): “First human space flight demonstration is targeted to be completed within 40 months from the date of sanction.” (new date as stated: within 40 months from the date of sanction, read as Apr 30, 2022). RevisedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Cabinet approves Indian Human Spaceflight Initiative: Gaganyaan Programme (Dec 28, 2018, paragraph beginning "First human space flight demonstration")
2. Dec 9, 2021, Jitendra Singh (Government of India release (PIB)): “the program got slightly delayed due to COVID restrictions, but preparations are now in full swing to achieve the mission by 2023” (new date as stated: by 2023, read as Dec 31, 2023). RevisedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Science & Technology): Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, India's maiden human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in 2023 (Dec 9, 2021, paragraph beginning 'Referring to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address in 2018')
3. Dec 21, 2022, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “the uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023 ... before the final human space flight ‘H1’ mission in the fourth quarter of 2024.” (new date as stated: in the fourth quarter of 2024, read as Dec 31, 2024). MissedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, India’s maiden human space flight “Gaganyaan” is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Dec 21, 2022, paragraph 3)
4. Aug 5, 2026, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “Further, two uncrewed mission in identical configuration of first crewed mission and the first crewed mission are targeted by 2027.” (new date as stated: by 2027, read as Dec 31, 2027). PendingSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026, paragraph on mission plan)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: On 9 December 2021 the Minister of State for Space (MoS in the Prime Minister's Office) moved the target to 2023; no Gaganyaan crewed flight has launched as of 2026-09-26 (the government targets 2027).
Outcome source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry

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Government of India: public spaceflight commitments

Statements by the Indian government on its space programme. These are the dated public commitments by Government of India and its people that we could source to a primary, with what happened.

2 entries: 2 revised.

Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Checked against sources on Sep 26, 2026; scoring rules on the methodology page.

Entries

Met

Met late

Missed

Revised

Pending

What the statuses mean

Revised:: the date or quantity was moved before it came due.

Includes statements by: Narendra Modi

Entries, soonest deadline first

Two uncrewed Gaganyaan flights before the first crewed flight, which was targeted within 40 months
Revised · worded as a target
Launch · Government of India (Union Cabinet decision (PIB release))
“First human space flight demonstration is targeted to be completed within 40 months from the date of sanction. Prior to this, two unmanned flights in full complement will be carried out”
Said Dec 28, 2018. Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Cabinet approves Indian Human Spaceflight Initiative: Gaganyaan Programme (Dec 28, 2018, paragraph beginning "First human space flight demonstration")
Context: Union Cabinet approval of the Gaganyaan Programme. The uncrewed flights were to come before the crewed flight targeted within 40 months of the sanction (28 December 2018), which bounds the first uncrewed flight (G1) to 30 April 2022 at the latest.
Deadline
“Prior to this [the crewed flight targeted within 40 months from the date of sanction]”, read as Apr 30, 2022 (relative precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
The first uncrewed Gaganyaan orbital mission (G1) lifts off on or before 30 April 2022.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Dec 9, 2021, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “Test vehicle flight for the validation of Crew Escape System performance and the 1st Uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) are scheduled during the beginning of 2nd half of 2022.” (new date as stated: during the beginning of 2nd half of 2022, read as Dec 31, 2022). RevisedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, India's maiden human space mission 'Gaganyaan' will be launched in 2023 (Dec 9, 2021, paragraph 2)
2. Dec 21, 2022, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “the uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023” (new date as stated: in the last quarter of 2023, read as Dec 31, 2023). MissedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, India’s maiden human space flight “Gaganyaan” is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Dec 21, 2022, paragraph 3)
3. Aug 5, 2026, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “The first uncrewed experimental mission to validate various technologies that are being developed for the first time including Vyommitra half-humanoid is targeted in Q4 of 2026.” (new date as stated: in Q4 of 2026, read as Dec 31, 2026). PendingSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026, paragraph on mission plan)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: Not launched as of 2026-09-26; the deadline has not passed.
Outcome source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry
Indian astronauts in space by 2022
Revised · worded as a commitment
Crewed milestone · Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India · Government of India
“We have resolved that by 2022, when India celebrates 75 years of Independence or maybe even before that, certainly some of our young boys and girls will unfurl the Tricolour in space.”
Said Aug 15, 2018. Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: English rendering of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's address to the Nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day (Aug 15, 2018, paragraph beginning 'My dear countrymen, today from the ramparts of the Red Fort')
Context: Independence Day address from the Red Fort (official English rendering); the mission became Gaganyaan.
Deadline
“by 2022”, read as Dec 31, 2022 (year precision)Worded as a commitment ("will")
Counts as met when
An Indian crew launches to space on an Indian mission by 31 December 2022.
Later dated commitments for the same milestone
1. Dec 28, 2018 (Union Cabinet decision (PIB release)): “First human space flight demonstration is targeted to be completed within 40 months from the date of sanction.” (new date as stated: within 40 months from the date of sanction, read as Apr 30, 2022). RevisedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Cabinet approves Indian Human Spaceflight Initiative: Gaganyaan Programme (Dec 28, 2018, paragraph beginning "First human space flight demonstration")
2. Dec 9, 2021, Jitendra Singh (Government of India release (PIB)): “the program got slightly delayed due to COVID restrictions, but preparations are now in full swing to achieve the mission by 2023” (new date as stated: by 2023, read as Dec 31, 2023). RevisedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Science & Technology): Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, India's maiden human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in 2023 (Dec 9, 2021, paragraph beginning 'Referring to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address in 2018')
3. Dec 21, 2022, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “the uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023 ... before the final human space flight ‘H1’ mission in the fourth quarter of 2024.” (new date as stated: in the fourth quarter of 2024, read as Dec 31, 2024). MissedSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, India’s maiden human space flight “Gaganyaan” is targeted to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Dec 21, 2022, paragraph 3)
4. Aug 5, 2026, Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Atomic Energy and Space): “Further, two uncrewed mission in identical configuration of first crewed mission and the first crewed mission are targeted by 2027.” (new date as stated: by 2027, read as Dec 31, 2027). PendingSource: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026, paragraph on mission plan)
The counts use the original commitment. The latest date in the chain stands as: pending.
Outcome: On 9 December 2021 the Minister of State for Space (MoS in the Prime Minister's Office) moved the target to 2023; no Gaganyaan crewed flight has launched as of 2026-09-26 (the government targets 2027).
Outcome source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Parliament question: Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (Aug 5, 2026)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry

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The same rules and the same standard of evidence apply to everyone. Confirmed changes are logged on the corrections page with the date.

The whole Promise Ledger, with every organisation and person, and the topic trackers.

Government of India: public spaceflight commitments

Entries, soonest deadline first

Two uncrewed Gaganyaan flights before the first crewed flight, which was targeted within 40 months

Indian astronauts in space by 2022

Corrections, responses and submissions

Government of India: public spaceflight commitments

Entries, soonest deadline first

Two uncrewed Gaganyaan flights before the first crewed flight, which was targeted within 40 months

Indian astronauts in space by 2022

Corrections, responses and submissions

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