The astronauts were coached at Russia s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center where Rakesh Sharma the first Indian to go into space in 1984 was also trained.
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.
India News: India will have its own space station by 2035 and become a commercial hub in the space sector. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. The Indian space economy is set to increase five-fold in the next 10 years to touch $40 billion.
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.