Training for Gaganyaan continuing with full energy: Astronaut Prashanth B Nair
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Indian Air Force Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, who is part of India's Gaganyaan mission, on Wednesday said that training for it is continuing with full energy.
He was speaking to reporters after interacting with the students of Model School Thycaud here.
Nair said that India will, in 2027, send its first person to space "from our capsule", but a lot of tests remain to be carried out before that.
He said that first a robot -- 'Vyom mitra' -- will be sent as part of the tests and then there will be many other missions.
"There will be a continuous programme and the centre of it is going to be between Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru," he said.
Regarding the training for the mission, he said "it is continuing with full energy" and that the entire Gaganyaan team was "indebted" to the Indian government, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Air Force for training them well and selecting them.
Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Pratap, Ajit Krishnan, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are the four-member Gaganyaan crew.
Regarding his interactions with the schoolchildren, he termed it as a "good experience".
He said he spoke to the children about the Gaganyaan mission and the training for it.
According to ISRO, the Gaganyaan programme aims to demonstrate India’s capability to launch a crewed spacecraft into low Earth orbit for three days.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
