India ISRO Gaganyaan First Crewed Launch

India's ISRO successfully launched its first crewed Gaganyaan mission in 2025, placing Indian astronauts in Earth orbit and making India the fourth nation to independently achieve human spaceflight. The mission orbited Earth for three days before a safe splashdown in the Bay of Bengal. The achievement represented the culmination of a decade of development and positioned India as a serious contender in the new space economy.