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Four astronauts identified for Isro's Gaganyaan mission: Chief K Sivan

The work related to Chandrayaan-3 and Gaganyaan was going on simultaneously

First level of selecting astronauts for Gaganyaan mission completed: IAF

The Indian Air Force on Friday said it has completed the first level of selecting astronauts for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission from its pool of test pilots. The test pilots underwent necessary extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests and evaluation on various aspects of their psychology, it added. Air Force sources said 25 test pilots were part of the initial selection process. This will be a multi-layered selection process and only 2-3 test pilots will make it to the final list, the sources added. "#MissionGaganyaan -IAF completed Level-1 of Indian Astronaut selection at Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Selected Test Pilots underwent extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests & evaluation on various facets of their psychology," the IAF tweeted. The first Gaganyaan flight scheduled for 2022 will carry three astronauts, who will be picked from among the test pilots in the armed ...

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India will be the first country to explore the Lunar South Pole

Russian firm to train Indian astronauts for Gaganyaan manned space mission

Glavkosmos will help Isro's Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) select candidates for space flight

Gaganyaan mission: In a first, India to send humans into space for 7 days

The total programme is expected to be completed before 2022 with the first unmanned flight within 30 months

Modi's JFK moment: India plans to spend $1.4 bn to send humans to space

India, the world's cheapest space explorer, is competing with the likes of the US, China, Russia and billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in exploring space