India's manned space mission on time, was finalised yrs ago: Govt
The ISRO's first manned space mission is on schedule as the programme was finalised a few years ago, K Vijay Raghavan, principal scientific advisor to the government has said. India has the knowledge and expertise required to successfully complete this mission, he added. On Independence Day, PM Modi announced that an Indian astronaut will be launched into space by 2022.