Prime Minister Modi inaugurated three important space projects of ISRO and introduced the 4 astronauts who will go into space through the Gaganyaan mission.
PM visits Kerala
Prime Minister Modi visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala today, February 27. There he inaugurated three important space infrastructure projects developed at a cumulative cost of Rs 1,800 crore and revealed the names of four astronauts who are going to space as a part of Gaganyaan, the first crewed Indian space mission.
The projects inaugurated today includes the PSLV Integration Facility (PIF) at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota; a Semi-cryogenic Integrated Engine and stage Test facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri and Trisonic wind Tunnel at VSSC.
PM revelas names of 4 astronauts
Prime Minister Modi introduced the 4 astronauts who will go into space through the Gaganyaan mission.
Accordingly, Group Captains Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, Ajith Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Subanshu Shukla were selected from Institute of Aerospace Medicine to go to space through Gaganyaan mission. They have been under training for space travel for the past six years. In this situation, Prime Minister Modi presented the mission logo to these four in today’s ceremony.
Prime Minister Modi, Speaking at the ceremony, said that these four are not ordinary people, but our great four forces who are going to take the dreams of 1.4 billion Indians into space. This time we own the time, we own the countdown, and we own the rocket.
PM Modi also shared that he is glad to have the opportunity to meet these 4 astronauts and introduce them to the country. He also congratulated them on behalf of India as they are the pride of India. In every country’s development journey, there are certain moments that define not only the present but also the future of its future generations. Today is such a moment for India.
Gaganyaan: India’s first crewed spacecraft
Following Russia, America and China, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is trying to send humans into space. As a result of this, Gaganyaan mission was started.
According to this project, ISRO planned to send astronauts to an orbit of 400 Km above the Earth by 2025. The astronauts will conduct research for 3 days in space. Then the spacecraft will bring them back to earth safely.
ISRO has already conducted small-scale experiments for this Gaganyaan mission such as deployment of parachutes while the spacecraft descends. Experiments have also been successfully conducted 4 times to send an unmanned spaceship carrying humans continuously into space and bring it back to earth safely.
