The space agency is gearing up for the human spaceflight programme by 2021-end that is likely to include a woman astronaut.
'Gaganyaan' is set for December 2021 launch and is likely to include a woman astronaut.
Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport in Sriharikota as delays and an anomaly-triggered 'hold' forced Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country's ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan which soared into skies after initial hiccups.