GSLV Mk III

We don’t know about your travel plans, but by 2022, three Indians will be making their way to space for a week-long mission — the Centre has just approved the budget for #Gaganyaan!

ISRO confirmed that GSAT-29, the satellite launched by Baahubali, was successfully raised by firing its motors for 4875 seconds.

GSLV Mk-III weighs 3,423kg and is the heaviest launcher in India. It is taller than a 13-story building (43 meters, to be precise) and even then, it is the shortest Indian launcher.

Following the success of the GSLV Mk-III, ISRO is now concentrating on developing semi-cryogenic technology that will utilise refined kerosene as the fuel.

ISRO's former chairman K Kasturirangan has said that the space agency is working on the improvement of its rocket GSLV-Mark III so that it can be used for human space flight missions.