Yes :) ISRO will be testing SRE-2 next year[1]. Ground tests of a crew module[2] are underway; hopefully orbital test would be done in GSLV Mk III in another tw

Yes :) ISRO will be testing SRE-2 next year[1]. Ground tests of a crew module[2] are underway; hopefully orbital test would be done in GSLV Mk III in another two years[3]. Human space flight might be delayed (2020?) due to budget constraints, and also GSLV Mk III should be "human rated" first. I think ISRO gets an unfair treatment when they take up such forward-looking projects. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Capsule_Recovery_Experiment_II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Capsule_Recovery_Experime... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO_Orbital_Vehicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO_Orbital_Vehicle [3]http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Manned-expedition-hopes-rest-on-GSLVs-shoulders/2013/10/31/article1865523.ece http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Manned-expedition-hopes-r...