The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said the training of astronauts for India's ambitious 'Gaganyaan' manned space mission will start from the third week of January in Russia. Four astronauts have been identified for the mission, ISRO chief K Sivan said. The work related to Chandrayaan-3 and Gaganyaan was going on simultaneously, he said. What is Gaganyaan missionPrime Minister Narendra Modi had said that Russia will train the Indian astronauts for Gaganyaan mission. The chosen three astronauts will be sent to space for seven days onboard Gaganyaan, a crew capsule, to be launched with the help of Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV).

Source: Mint January 01, 2020 10:30 UTC