Gaganyaan astronauts keep out of limelight to avoid distractions: Jitendra Singh
Live MintUnion Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday said that the four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan have been kept out of the public glare to ensure that there were no distractions, as they were undergoing certain acclimatisation and training programmes. Chandrayaan-5 Mission accords approval The Centre has recently accorded approval for the ambitious Chandrayaan-5 mission to study the Moon, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on March 17. “Unlike the Chandrayaan-3 mission which carried the 25-kg rover 'Prayagyaan', the Chandrayaan-5 mission would carry a 250 kg rover to study the Moon's surface,” he said. SpaDeX accomplished ISRO has said that it has accomplished de-docking of the SpaDeX satellites, clearing the way for future missions, such as exploring the moon, human spaceflight and building its own space station.
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