The Human Space Flight Centre is a body under the Indian Space Research Organisation, established on 30 January 2019 to coordinate the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. Headquartered in Bengaluru and operating under India's Department of Space, the centre is responsible for implementing the Gaganyaan project, intended to send Indian astronauts into orbit and make India the fourth nation to conduct an independent human spaceflight. Its mandate covers crewed mission management, astronaut training and the development of related infrastructure. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Agency Typebody under ISRO to coordinate the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme 1 Founded Year HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka, India 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Human Space Flight Centre
Opening paragraph
The Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) is a body under ISRO to coordinate the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
Agency overview infobox
Formed 30 January 2019; 7 years ago (2019-01-30)
Agency overview infobox, headquarters field
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Introduction section
The director of Human Space Flight Centre is Dinesh Kumar Singh, Distinguished Scientist.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.