Four Indian officers, who were selected to become astronauts to crew Gaganyaan into orbit, have completed their one-year training course in Russia's Zvyozdny gorodok city near Moscow. The Gaganyaan mission is aimed at sending astronauts to space in an orbital spacecraft. "In the evening we met with Indian gaganauts who had completed their training at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. The contract for the training of Indian officers was signed between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Russian launch service provider Glavcosmos in June 2019. Earlier, the ISRO officials had said that after receiving training in Russia, these astronauts will now receive module-specific training in India.

Source: Mint March 23, 2021 00:00 UTC