India will bring people into space in 2015

The second most populous country in the world has announced plans to launch a manned spacecraft in 2015 with an investment of US $ 2.5 billion, to join the "giants" club to conquer space including Russia, America and China.

India launched its 2008 moon research vessel. Photo: ISRO.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) welcomed the news and said that if the plan was approved by parliament, they could carry out the first space flight carrying two astronauts in the next few years. . So far, only the world, Russia, America and China use their own spacecraft to bring people into space.

India's plan from now to 2015 will consist of two main phases, including an unmanned spacecraft during the period of 2013-2014 and by the end of 2015 manned ships will take off. India's project will launch ships carrying two people to orbit 275 km from Earth in 7 days.

India has also established an astronaut training center in the south of the country. However, their manned launch plan is not entirely using internal forces because of Russian support. Moscow will help New Delhi build astronaut cabins on the ship and choose to train astronauts.

Under the plan, an Indian astronaut will take a "test trip" on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft in 2013. This will be the second Indian in history to be launched into space, behind Rakesh astronaut. Sharma, who joined the Indian-Soviet International Space Program in 1984.

New Delhi said that the plan was to run into space with neighboring China. Besides India has ambitions to conquer the moon in 2020. Last November, the country successfully launched the Chandrayan-1 unmanned spacecraft with the mission of studying the moon for two years.

India is currently not the only Asian country cherished with ambitions to join countries that launch human-powered spacecraft. Recently Iran also announced that it will conduct manned space flight in 2021.