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Human Space Flight Centre

Space Agencies of Asia

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 Type
body under ISRO to coordinate the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme 1
Founded Year
2019 1
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 1
Head
Dinesh Kumar Singh 1
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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.
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