Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to send a man into space to orbit around the Earth ahead of its more ambitious plans of Moon and Mars missions in future.

Chandrayaan-1, India`s first unmanned moon mission, is expected to be launched in the early part of next year.

The efforts to send man are to get the desired technologies for a human space mission. Initial phase has begun to synergise the required efforts for the same. Once ISRO succeed in their effort, the next incremental step will be to look for the planetary targets like Moon and Mars.

If an Indian has to go to the Moon, then that depends solely on what data ISRO gather from Chandrayaan-1 and possibly another unmanned mission to moon, Chandrayaan-2. In case if resources (data) substantiate the requirement for human presence on the Moon or Mars, then ISRO will be ready for it.

Via: Zeenews