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Meet the Fabulous 4 astronauts of ‘Gaganyaan’, India’s first manned space mission

PM Modi on February 27 revealed the names of four astronauts to be sent to space in Gaganyaan mission - ISRO's first manned space mission.

Moneycontrol News | February 27, 2024 / 22:17 IST
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The four astronauts underwent comprehensive training at Russia’s Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (Image: News18 creative)
The four astronauts underwent comprehensive training at Russia’s Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (Image: News18 creative)
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Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair is a Cat A Flying Instructor and a Test Pilot with approx 3000 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair is a Cat A Flying Instructor and a Test Pilot with approx 3,000 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
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Group Captain Angad Pratap is a flying instructor and a test pilot with approx 2000 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
Group Captain Angad Pratap is a flying instructor and a test pilot with approximately 2,000 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
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Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla is a fighter combat leader and a test pilot with approx 2000 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla is a fighter combat leader and a test pilot with approximately 2,000 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
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Group Captain Ajit Krishnan is a flying instructor and a test pilot with approx 2900 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)
Group Captain Ajit Krishnan is a flying instructor and a test pilot with approximately 2,900 hours of flying experience. (Image: News18 Creative)

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