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Mission Gaganyaan

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Gaganyaan Mission: PM Modi reviews project, bestows astronaut wings to astronaut designates at ISRO centre

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2024

The four prospective astronauts selected, all either wing commanders or group captains for the Gaganyaan mission are Shubanshu Shukla, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, and Ajit Krishnan.

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‘ISRO will develop its life support system tech for the Gaganyaan Mission’: Chairman reveals other countries not willing to share research

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2023

Somanath emphasised ISRO's historical focus on rocket and satellite architecture when expressing ISRO's early lack of experience in ECLSS development.

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Gaganyaan mission: ISRO prepares for unmanned flight tests of mission’s ‘crew escape system’

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2023

This flight test is deemed critical for the Gaganyaan mission, as they are the key safety feature of the project.

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Mission Gaganyaan: First batch of crew module recovery team completes phase-1 training

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2023

The first batch of crew module recovery for Mission Gaganyaan has successfully completed Phase-1 training at the Indian Navy's Water Survival Training Facility (WSTF) in Kochi.