Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief V Narayanan has said that 7,200 space mission tests have been completed as of now and 3,000 others are still pending by the Indian space agency, highlighting the importance of year 2025, which has been declared the “Gaganyaan” year. V Narayanan was speaking at an event in Kolkata on Thursday.

“This year is a very important year for us. We have declared it Gaganyaan year. Before sending the humans, we have planned three uncrewed missions and the first uncrewed mission is planned this year… Till date, more than 7,200 tests have been completed and about 3,000 tests are pending, work is going on 24 hours,” he said.