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February 27, 2024 13:30

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the four astronauts who are undergoing training for the country's maiden human space flight mission, Gaganyaan.

Yesterday, Rediff.com broke the news of Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair being part of the four-man team headed to space.

The other three astronauts are Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla.

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