India
etches
its
place
in
the
highest
echelons
of
human
history,
as
ISRO
prepares
to
send
Indian
astronauts
into
space
aboard
the
first
self-manufactured
space
rocket.
Boasting
a
self-reliant
space
programme,
ISRO
prepares
for
Mission
Gaganyaan,
India's
voyage
of
this
astronomical
achievement
that
will
be
showcased
in
discovery+'s
newest
original
-
Gaganyaan
-
Bharat
ki
Antariksh
Udaan.
With
a
pedigree
of
featuring
successful
and
immensely
popular
cosmological
titles
like
-
India's
Space
Odyssey,
How
The
Universe
Works,
Morgan
Freeman's
Through
The
Wormhole,
Space
Titans:
Musk,
Bezos,
Branson
and
many
more,
Discovery+
will
exclusively
premiere
the
new
original
on
Wednesday,
May
18.
Produced
by
Miditech
Studios,
Gaganyaan
-
Bharat
ki
Antariksh
Udaan
charts
the
audacious
and
challenging
journey
of
India's
human
space
flight
programme,
from
developing
the
country's
own
state
of
the
art
cryogenic
engine,
testing
of
flights,
rigorous
astronaut
trainings
to
the
final
preparations
and
anticipation
before
its
launch
in
2023.
Supporting
with
archival
footage,
modern
graphical
representations
of
the
complex
processes
and
tremendous
dangers
of
human
space
flight,
this
fascinating
original
will
also
recap
the
ground-breaking
engineering
that
enabled
India
to
successfully
test
the
crew
capsule
launch
&
re-entry
in
2014.
As
the
clock
counts
down
to
'Mission
Gaganyaan',
the
documentary
will
feature
three
eminent
astronauts
namely,
Rakesh
Sharma,
the
first
Indian
to
go
into
space,
the
elite
record-holding
woman
astronaut
of
NASA
-
Sunita
Williams,
and
Russian
Cosmonaut
-
Oleg
Kotov.
Along
with
them,
various
experts
namely,
Dr.
G
Madhavan
Nair
(Former
Chairman,
ISRO);
Air
Cdre
(Rtd)
Ravish
Malhotra
(Former
test
pilot,
IAF);
Asif
Siddiqi
(Space
Historian);
Dr.
Brigitte
Godard
(Flight
Surgeon,
European
astronaut
centre);
and
other
distinguished
professionals
will
be
a
lending
their
expertise
on
the
subject.
*Sai
Abishek,
Original
Content
Head
-
South
Asia,
Warner
Bros.
Discovery,
said,
"With
rapid
developments
in
space
exploration,
we
are
excited
to
present
an
inspiring
documentary
for
our
superfans
of
science
and
space
programming
which
highlights
the
daunting
journey
undertaken
by
some
of
India's
brightest
minds
and
space
scientists.
Through
this
special
title,
our
objective
is
to
celebrate
and
showcase
the
unique
viewpoint
to
the
progress
India
has
made
so
far,
in
their
endeavor
of
sending
Indian
astronauts
into
space
and
ensure
their
safe
return
home
on
a
made-in-India
space
shuttle."
He
further
added,
"We
are
proud
to
be
the
first
OTT
platform
to
bring
to
our
audience
this
historical
journey
which
will
put
India
on
the
world
stage
with
other
space-faring
nations."
Available
exclusively
on
Discovery+,
Gaganyaan-Bharat
ki
Antariksh
Udaan
premieres
on
Wednesday,
May
18