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Gaganyaan Mission: The names of four astronauts have been announced for the Gaganyaan mission. All four are test pilots of the Indian Air Force, including Group Captain Prashant Nair, Angad Pratap, Ajit Krishnan and Wing Commander Shubhangu Shukla. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his name by awarding Astronaut Wings. These four pilots are experts in flying all types of fighter aircraft. He is currently undergoing training at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru.
All four astronauts are proficient in flying all types of fighter aircraft.
These four have flown all types of fighter jets of the country. He knows the merits and demerits of every type of fighter aircraft. That is why these four have been selected for Gaganyaan astronaut training. His training was done in Russia. Currently, training is going on at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru.
An Indian will go to space after 40 years: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited ISRO's largest and most important center Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Here Prime Minister Modi said that today we are witnessing a historic journey. Not long ago, the country was introduced to its four astronauts for the first time. These are not just four names and four people, these are four forces taking 140 crore aspirations into space. After 40 years, an Indian is going to space. But this time the time is also ours, the countdown is also ours and the rocket is also ours.
ISRO and Air Force finalize names of test pilots
Many pilots were tested for the Gaganyaan mission. Then 12 of them were selected. These 12 came in the first level. He was selected in the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM). Then several rounds of selection process were completed. Then ISRO and Air Force finalized the names of four test pilots.
Astronaut training took time due to Covid-19
ISRO then sent all four to Russia in early 2020 for basic astronaut training. Due to Covid 19, his training took time. It is completed in 2021. After this, all four are continuously training. Many types of training are taking place.
Two or three pilots will be selected out of four
Many types of simulators are being installed in ISRO's Human Space Flight Center (HSFC). On which all four are practicing. He is flying continuously and is also paying attention to fitness. These four will not fly on the Gaganyaan mission. Of these, two or three test pilots will be selected for the Gaganyaan mission.