Space Research Organization India to launch manned spacecraft in 2016 first.

India launched first unmanned ship to orbit the moon in 2008.

“We will design module for manned flight in four years, BBC His words led K Radhakrishnan, president of Space Research Organization in India (ISRO) and adds that the first flight scheduled to take place in 2016.

Two astronauts will participate in manned flight of the first India. ISRO announced they will conduct astronaut selection and construction flight training center in the city of Bangalore. Manned flight will “consume” about 124 billion rupees (over $ 2.6 million). Radhakrishnan said that the Indian government has approved plans by ISRO.

By TelegraphPreviously, the Indian government has provided 4 billion rupees ISRO to conduct research about the possibility of manned flight into space.

India is participating in the race to conquer the universe. In May of this reporter in October 2008 Chandrayaan-1 unmanned spacecraft of their first, to orbit the moon. But nearly a year later ISRO forced to abandon efforts to explore the moon out of touch with Chandrayaan-1.

Besides India, only the U.S., Russia, European Union, Japan and China ever larger ships to explore the moon.