India aims to send astronauts to space by December 2021

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan addresses a press conference on the Gaganyaan mission, in Bengaluru, India, Jan. 11, 2019. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it is well prepared to send astronauts into space by December 2021. The announcement was made by ISRO Chairman K. Sivan while addressing media in southern Bengaluru city. According to Sivan, preparations for the Gaganyaan mission, India's first crewed mission to space, are underway. (Xinhua/Stringer)