As ISRO gets ready for the second test flight for its ambitious Gaganyaan mission it will be the first integrated air-drop test of the Gaganyaan Crew Module.
The Gaganyaan project envisages the demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching the crew from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota into an approximately 400 Km Low Earth Orbit for a three-day mission.
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, today announced the names of four Indian Air Force officers who will be the astronauts in the country’s first manned mission to space, which is expected to be launched next year.
The Prime Minister reviewed the progress of the Gaganyaan mission at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram and interacted with Vyomitra, a humanoid, that will be the first to launch on the Gaganyaan Mission before astronauts set foot in the crew capsule
ISRO Gaganyaan Mission, Indian Astronaut Names: The names of the astronauts for Gaganyaan mission have been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. PM Modi announced the names of four astronauts who are training for the country's first human space flight mission - 'Gaganyaan'. Prime Minister reviewed the progress of the Gaganyaan mission and revealed the names of the four astronauts who will go to space under the Gaganyaan mission and make India proud.