Gaganyaan: Meet The Four Astronaut Designates Chosen To Fly On India's First Manned Space Voyage

Gaganyaan: Of the four astronauts, only three will go to space. They are expected to fly to an orbit of 400 kilometres in 2025, and live in low-Earth orbit for about three days.

Gaganyaan's astronaut designates, who are airmen in the Indian Air Force (IAF), are eligible to fly to low-Earth orbit as part of India's first human spaceflight programme. The four men are: Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap, and Shubhanshu Shukla.  ( Image Source :IAF )

Gaganyaan: The four astronaut designates for the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO's) Gaganyaan Programme were announced on February 27, 2024. These designates, who are airmen in the Indian Air Force (IAF), are eligible to fly to low-Earth orbit as part of India's first human spaceflight programme, known as Gaganyaan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Gaganyaan crew members and bestowed astronaut wings upon them at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram,