Four IAF Pilots Names Unveiled For Gaganyaan

28 Feb 2024

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Recently, India announced the names of the four astronaut designates for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, planned for launch in 2025.

IAF Pilots Selected for Gaganyaan

Gaganyaan

  • The Prime Minister bestows ‘astronaut wings’ to the astronaut-designates for the mission.
    • They are Shortlisted through a rigorous selection process,
    • They have been undergoing training in various aspects of space flight, initially in Russia, and later at the Astronaut Training Facility established by ISRO in Bengaluru.
  • He also inaugurated three important space infrastructure projects worth about 1,800 crore rupees. 
    • Includes the PSLV Integration Facility at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota;
    • The New ‘Semi-cryogenics Integrated Engine and stage Test facility’ at ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri and
    • ‘Trisonic Wind Tunnel’ at VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram.

Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission:  

It is a space mission to demonstrate ISRO’s human spaceflight capability by launching a human crew to an orbit of 400 km and bringing them safely back to Earth.

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