Gaganyaan: The astronauts for India's first human space flight mission
Gaganyaan mission's four astronauts are Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Pratap, Ajit Krishnan, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Kerala, on Tuesday announced the names of the four astronauts who will be part of India's first human space flight program, Gaganyaan, at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram. The mission is scheduled to be launched in 2024-25. (PTI)
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"India's success in the space sector is sowing the seeds of scientific temperament in the country's young generation," PM Modi said in his address at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. (PTI)
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"As India is set to become the top-3 economy of the world, at the same time the country's Gaganyaan is also going to take our space sector to a new height," PM Modi added. (PTI)
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PM Modi reviewed the progress of Gaganyaan mission and bestowed 'astronaut wings' to the astronaut-designates at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. (PTI)
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