Four astronauts have been selected for India’s first Human Space Flight Programme or the Gaganyaan.
They have successfully completed the first semester of crew training.
The candidates who are Indian Air Force (IAF) test pilots have been undergoing Gaganyaan Mission specific training at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru.
They were sent to Russia in 2020 where they completed generic space flight training at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre.