NEW DELHI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- India's first human space flight mission, Gaganyaan (sky craft), is likely to be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country, a local news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Monday.

Visitors click photographs in front of a model of 'Gaganyaan' orbital module developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for its planned 'Man in Space' mission at an exhibition during a symposium on Human Spaceflight and Exploration - Present Challenges and Future Trends in Bangalore on January 23, 2020. (File photo: AFP)

"That (Gaganyaan mission) will be delayed because of Covid," the news agency quoted Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairperson K Sivan as saying.

According to PTI, the pandemic has also delayed other missions that ISRO had planned for the year, including India's first solar mission, Aditya L1, which was scheduled for mid-2020.