Tag: Gaganyaan Project

Indian-Astronauts
Indian astronauts to be trained by Russia for Gaganyaan programme: Modi

Vladivostok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that Russia will train the Indian astronauts for the country’s ambitious manned space mission — the Gaganyaan. The first Gaganyaan flight scheduled for 2022 will carry three astronauts, who will be picked from among the test pilots in the armed forces. Russia will help train Indian astronauts […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
Rakesh-Sharma
Rakesh Sharma confident about Gaganyaan mission launch by 2022

Bengaluru: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel to space, on Thursday said the human interface in the ‘Gaganyaan’ project makes it a challenging one and expressed confidence about ISRO launching it by 2022. “We are capable of anything. It’s just that we never had the opportunity or the support to actually achieve […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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