Prime Minister Narendra Modi as we speak gave astronaut wings to the 4 chosen for Gaganyaan mission throughout an occasion at Vikram Sarabhai House Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
“The nation has come to know in regards to the 4 Gaganyaan passengers. These are usually not simply 4 names or 4 folks. These are 4 powers who will take the aspirations of 140 crore Indians to area,” the Prime Minister mentioned.
“Forty years later, an Indian goes to area. However this time, the timing, the countdown and the rocket belong to us,” he added. Earlier, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (retired) went to the area in 1984 as a part of a Soviet mission.