Gaganyaan Training @ Russia – Citizen Familiarisation @ VSSC
October 12 , 2019 1790 days 1807 0
India’s first ‘Gaganyaan’ human space flight mission is slated to take off in 2022.
The Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) S. Somnath has informed that the training for its crew, drawn from among experienced Indian Air Force pilots, has already commenced in Russia.
The short duration Gaganyaan mission will be undertaken at the low earth orbit (LEO) within 300-400 km from Earth.
VSSC also invited 400 senior citizens around India as part of the World Space Week -2019 and citizen familiarisation programme.