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Gaganyaan and Russia

July 2 , 2019 1779 days 894 0
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a pact with the Russian firm Glavkosmos to select and train astronauts for the country’s Gaganyaan project.
  • Simulation of the real space environment, parabolic flights and training in the spacecraft will be done outside India.
  • Gaganyaan is a crewed orbital spacecraft expected to carry three people into space for seven days.
  • ISRO plans to launch its first manned space mission Gaganyaan in 2022.

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