Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave the astronauts wings and revealed Gaganyaan Mission astronauts to the world. The four Indian Air Force Officers will be the first Indians to go to space from Indian soil on an indigenous space vehicle.
The four astronauts are Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan, Group Captain Ajith Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, Wing Commader Shubhanshu Shukla.
The four astronauts have undergone extensive training at Russia and the program is now underway in India at Isro training facility.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a standing ovation to the four astronauts and said, “We are witnessing another historic journey at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. India meets its four Gaganyaan astronauts. These are not just four names, but forces that will take the aspirations of 140 crore Indians to space.”
Prime Minister Modi reviewed the progress of the Gaganyaan mission at the VSSC and interacted with Vyomitra, a humanoid, that will be the first to launch on the Gaganyaan Mission before astronauts set foot in the crew capsule.