ISRO Plans To Have Sustained Human Presence In Space; Next Round of Astronaut Selection May Begin In 6 Month

In a firm indication that Gaganyaan will not be a one-off show of ISRO’s technological prowess to place humans in space, but a program for sustained human presence in space is also envisioned, and the process to select second round of astronauts batch could begin in 6 months.Current astronaut training centre in Bangalore is designed to cater only to demands of the first mission under Gaganyaan
In a firm indication that Gaganyaan will not be a one-off show of ISRO’s technological prowess to place humans in space, but a program for sustained human presence in space is also envisioned, and the process to select second round of astronauts batch could begin in 6 months.Current astronaut training centre in Bangalore is designed to cater only to demands of the first mission under Gaganyaan
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