Gaganyaan Mission: 4 astronauts short-listed for training in Russia, says ISRO Chief

Jan 22, 2020

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Jan 22 (ANI): ISRO Chief K Sivan informed that 4 astronauts have been short-listed and they will go to Russia for training for the upcoming Gaganyaan Mission. "4 astronauts have been short-listed and they will go to Russia for training by this month-end. In 1984, Rakesh Sharma flew in a Russian module, but this time the Indian astronauts will fly in an Indian module from India,"said ISRO Chief. The mission aims to send astronauts to space for minimum of seven days by 2022.