Prime minister Narendra Modi today visited the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) where he met the four astronaut-designates of India’s Gaganyaan Mission.
India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the four astronauts-elect for the Gaganyaan mission. The astronauts are Group Captain Prashanth Nair, Group Captain Angad Pratap, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, and Group Captain Shubhabshu Shukla. They are Indian Air Force test pilots from the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment in Bengaluru.
Stay tuned for latest updates on PM Narendra Modi's visit to Kerala. Explore the complete schedule, latest updates on his visit to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram and on Gaganyaan Mission.
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.