Gaganyaan: India to launch test flight ahead of sending man into space

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1970-01-01 08:00

Success of Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission planned for 2025, will depend on Saturday's launch.

The Indian space research agency is due to carry out the first of a series of key tests ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025.

The Gaganyaan spacecraft is due to be launched at 08:00 local time (02:30GMT) on Saturday from Sriharikota.

The test will demonstrate...