BY: NEHA SHAHAB
INDIA IS PREPARING TO SEND ASTRONAUTS INTO SPACE WHICH IF SUCCESSFULL WOULD MAKE THE FOURTH COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. RUSSIA , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , CHINA HAVE SEND PEOPLE INTO SPACE.
CHAIRMAN OF INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION CHAIRMAN KAILASAVADIVOO SIVAM TOLD THAT THE COUNTRY WAS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS PUTTING HUMANN INTO SPACE.
INDIA HAS BEEN WORKING ON A SPACECRAFT CALLED GANGANYAN WHICH TRANSLATES TO ' SKY VEHICLE ' IN SANSKRIT. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF SENDING TWO OR THREE PEOPLE INTO SPACE ORBIT.
TOTAL 4 CANDIDATES FROM THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN CHOSEN FROM FOR THE FIRST MANNED MISSION WHICH IS PLANNED FOR 2022.
THE SELECTED CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO START TRAINING IN RUSSIA.
