India has unveiled four Air Force pilots who have been shortlisted to travel on the country's maiden space flight — Gaganyaan — scheduled for next year.
During the inaugural ceremony held today at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Indian Astronaut Logo and awarded the 'अंतरिक्ष यात्री पंख' to the four IAF Astronauts.
The four astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission to space are :
- Group Captain Prashanth Nair
- Group Captain Ajit Krishnan
- Group Captain Angad Pratap
- Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla
Indian Air Force (IAF) will be working in 'Mission Mode' along with the Indian Space agency ISRO to achieve the country’s ambitious goal of achieving its own manned Space Flight.
The Gaganyaan mission aims to send three astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days.
Officials said the men were selected from a pool of Air Force pilots and had undergone extensive physical and psychological tests before being shortlisted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Isro chief S Somanath pinned badges with golden wings onto their shirts and Mr Modi described them as "India's pride".
The Gaganyaan mission aims to send three astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days.
Officials said the men were selected from a pool of Air Force pilots and had undergone extensive physical and psychological tests before being shortlisted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Isro chief S Somanath pinned badges with golden wings onto their shirts and Mr Modi described them as "India's pride".
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews the progress of the Gaganyaan Mission and bestows astronaut wings to the astronaut designates.
— ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2024
The Gaganyaan Mission is India's first human space flight program for which extensive preparations are underway at various ISRO centres. pic.twitter.com/KQiodF3Jqy
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