India has completed the assembly of the crew module's body for the Gaganyaan spacecraft.

The module will now be sent to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Kerala, where it will be equipped with electronics, communication systems, navigation, and control. After that, the module will be transported to the spaceport in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) and integrated with the rocket.

Before India sends one or two gaganauts into low Earth orbit for the first time—according to ISRO's plans, this will not happen before 2026—engineers plan to test the technology in at least four unmanned flights.

As part of the crewed launch, the "Gaganyaan" spacecraft will carry one or two Indian astronauts to low Earth orbit, approximately 400 kilometers above the Earth. If successful, India will become the fourth country to independently send humans into space, following the USA, Russia, and China.