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Chief S Somanath spoke to ANI after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to assess the progress of the Gaganyaan Mission and outline the future of India's space exploration endeavors. Prime Minister Modi discussed various plans that have to be undertaken by ISRO to step up India's space program.

“PM Modi told us about the plans for the future. He said that we have to launch man on the moon in 2040, there has to be the first human space flight. He also spoke of Indian Space Station. We have to continue the Chandrayaan Mission and Gaganyaan Mission. So, we have to make new rocket. There was a presentation on all of these. It is a matter of joy that he has endorsed all of these,” said S Somanath.

He also spoke about the launch of the TV-D1 test flight and said that they are scheduling the launch on October 21.

“We are scheduling this launch on 21st October. This is the testing of the crew escape system using a new rocket called a test vehicle. It's a liquid engine-powered rocket. On top of that, we have the crew module and crew escape system,” he added.