While addressing a press conference after the successful launch of the PSLV-C58 XPoSat mission, ISRO Chairman S Somnath said the year 2024 is going to be Gaganyaan year. He further informed about the ISROP’s upcoming missions. He said, “2024 is going to be the year for Gaganyaan readiness…Along with that, we will have a helicopter-based drop test to prove the Parachute systems, there will be multiple drop tests. We also will have many hundreds of valuation tests. So it is going to be a Gaganyaan year. Along with that, we are going to have launches of GSLV”. “Only in 12 months (in 2024), we have to have a minimum of 12 missions on our target. It may exceed depending upon our ability to produce hardware, complete the testing and if things go well. If it is not going well, there could be an impact. Otherwise, we are getting ready for at least 12-14 missions,” he added further.