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Indian Astronaut on ISS Soon! ISRO Prepares for ‘Gaganyaan’ as Collaboration with NASA Rises
ISRO is preparing to send an Indian astronaut to space, who will travel to the ISS in an American vehicle. This marks a significant development in the direction of India’s own goal of launching a manned mission to space The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to send an Indian astronaut to space. Effectively, this paves the way for the first Indian citizen after Rakesh Sharma to travel to space in close to 40 years! The Indian astronaut will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in an American vehicle. This marks a significant development in the direction of India’s own goal of launching a manned mission to space and making an Indian astronaut land on the moon. ISRO chief S Somanath has said that this program would be beneficial for India and went on to pitch for comprehensive training of Indian astronauts at US facilities, which would not only include the astronauts themselves but also the teams responsible for handling, medical support, and control operations. The decision of who to send on this mission, as well as the science objectives of the mission, rests entirely with ISRO. The chief of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson is on a week-long visit to India as both New Delhi and Washington look to take their space collaboration to the next level. He has revealed that NASA will train an Indian astronaut for a mission to the ISS by the end of 2024. Such training would provide India with extremely valuable insights for its own Gaganyaan mission. Source - News18
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