Astronaut-Elects For ISROâs Gaganyaan Mission Return From Russia, Indian Training Module To Begin Soon
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The four Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots, now the employees of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have completed their training for the Gaganyaan mission in Russia and will soon start with the mission-specific training that will happen in multiple Indian cities.
ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan confirmed that the astronauts had returned recently, according to a report published in
Times of India.
Training in Russia was generic, and their Gaganyaan-specific training will be done in Chennai and Bengaluru, Sivan added.
The training for conditions and reactions specific to Gaganyaan will be held in Bengaluru, and the buoyancy and water survival test will happen at the National Institute of Ocean Technology, NIOT Chennai.