ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said that first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, G1, is ready to launch with the half-humanoid robot Vyommitra. The launch is expected in December, he added. Narayanan also lauded astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla for his successful mission to ISS and said that Shukla is one of the astronauts selected for the crewed Gaganyaan mission.