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Gaganyaan Astronauts
The four astronauts who will go to low-Earth orbit as part of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Gaganyaan mission—which will be the country’s first crewed space mission—were named by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. While visiting the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the Prime Minister made the announcement.
Here are the list Gaganyaan Astronauts
Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, Shubanshu Shukla, and Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair have been chosen to be the astronauts on India’s first crewed space mission. They have a great deal of expertise as test pilots and are all wing commanders or group captains in the Indian Air Force (IAF). This means they are already trained to react fast if something goes wrong.
Selection Of Gaganyaan Mission
For the Gaganyaan expedition, astronauts were carefully chosen and received extensive training. To get ready for the rigors of space flight, the selected astronauts receive extensive training in subjects including space navigation, survival techniques, and simulated space missions.
The Prime Minister was in Thiruvananthapuram visiting the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. He had never been to the ISRO headquarters before.
The prime minister also unveiled the names of the Gaganyaan astronauts and officially opened the Trisonic Wind Tunnel at the VSSC, the Semi-cryogenic Integrated Engine and Stage Test facility at Mahendragiri, and the PSLV Integration Facility.
INDIA succses in Space sector
During his speech at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Prime Minister Modi stated that India’s achievements in the space industry are instilling a scientific disposition in the nation’s youth.
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.” According to ISRO, the Gaganyaan project aims to demonstrate the potential of human spaceflight by sending a three-person crew into a 400-kilometer orbit for a three-day trip, and then safely returning them to Earth by landing in Indian Ocean seas.
