The correct answer is Option 3. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • Gaganyaan Mission • Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech in 2018, the Gaganyaan mission is initially scheduled for 2022. • Hence, statement 3 is incorrect. • ISRO and National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), the French space agency, are working together in the fields of space medicine, astronaut health monitoring, life support, radiation protection, space debris protection, and personal hygiene systems, etc. • Mission cost: Rs 10,000 crore. • Launch vehicle: GSLV Mk III, the three-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle. • The mission aims to send a three-member Indian crew, including a woman to space for a period of five to seven days and safely return them to Earth. • Hence, statement 4 is incorrect. • For this, four Indian Air Force fighter pilots had been selected and completed their training for the Gaganyaan project. • Training center: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia. • Hence, statements 1 and 2 are correct. • India is talking with Australia to set up a ground station at Cocos Island for smooth monitoring of the mission. Related Concepts: • Under the mission, three flights will be sent in orbit. • Of the three, there will be two unmanned flights and one human spaceflight. • The Orbital Module will have three Indian astronauts on the human space flight programme. • It will circle Earth at a low-earth-orbit at an altitude of 300-400 km from the earth for 5-7 days. • It will be equipped with emergency escape and emergency mission abort.