Shubhanshu is a fighter pilot and fight chief. He has over 2000 hours of flying expertise.
India has chosen its prime astronaut for the US house mission. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla would be the essential astronaut for this mission. ISRO mentioned on Friday, August 2, that Captain Prashant Nair has additionally been chosen for this mission. He will be part of it as a help.
The date of when Shubhanshu will go to the International Space Station (ISS) has not been revealed. However, the coaching of each will begin this week. ISRO mentioned that the Human Space Flight Center (HSFC) has signed a Space Flight Agreement (SFA) with US-based Axiom Space for its upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the ISS.
Shubhanshu chosen from 4 Gaganyatras
ISRO mentioned, ‘Out of the 4 Gaganyatris, the National Mission Board has chosen Shubhanshu and Prashant. ‘The Indo-US Space Mission will assist India in finishing its upcoming Gaganyaan mission.’
Group Captain Prashant Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (from left).
What next? Shubhanshu and Prashant ought to go to America
Both Group Captain Shubhanshu and Group Captain Prashant will probably be educated for the mission within the US from the first week of August. During the house mission, the Gaganyatris will conduct scientific analysis and take a look at know-how. Apart from this, they will even be concerned with outreach actions in-house.
Fighter planes like Sukhoi and Mig are auspicious
Shubhanshu is 38 years old. He is a fighter pilot and fight chief. He has more than 2000 hours of flying expertise. Till now, he has made smartphones like Sukhoi-30MKI, Mig-21, Mig-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier, and EN-32.
Shubhanshu was born on October 10, 1985, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Shubhanshu can also be an alumnus of the National Defense Academy (NDA). He misplaced the affiliation of the Indian Embassy on July 17, 2006.
Captain Pacific Nair is the oldest among the many astronauts
Prashanth was born on August 26, 1976, in Thiruvazhiyad, Kerala. He has over 3000 hours of flying expertise.
Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair is the oldest (47 years) among the many Gaganyaatrs. Prashant can also be an alumnus of NDA. He additionally acquired the Sword of Honor at the Air Force Academy. Prashant was born on August 26, 1976, in Thiruvazhiyad, Kerala. He was inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter plane on September 19, 1998.
Group Captain Nair is a Class-A flight engineer. He has over 3000 hours of flying expertise. He has additionally flown Sukhoi-30MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Hawk, Dornier, and An-32 planes.
Prashant has commanded a Sukhoi-30MKI squadron. He can also be an alumnus of the Staff College, USA. Apart from this, he has additionally been an educational worker at Defense Staff College, Wellington, and Flying Instructor School, Tambaram.
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