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First Gaganyaan spaceflight likely to carry only one astronaut, and it’ll be a man

Anonna Dutt -
When PM Modi announced Gaganyaan on 15 August 2018, he had said 'an Indian son or daughter' will carry the national flag on the trip in 2022.

IIT-Delhi ties up with ISRO for research cell, will help with India’s manned space missions

Mohana Basu -
ISRO is helping set up a research centre at IIT-Delhi that is expected to contribute to Gaganyaan project, through which India hopes to send manned missions to space.

This is how Indian astronauts will be trained for Gaganyaan in Russia

Jatan Mehta -
ISRO’s proposed Gaganyaan mission will be India’s first manned space flight, made using indigenous technologies. It is scheduled for December 2021.

IAF shortlists 10 test pilots who will go to space in manned mission Gaganyaan

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At least 2 of the 10 are likely to be chosen for the 2022 mission. Those selected will be given initial training in India and advanced training abroad, which could be Russia.

First Gaganyaan flight unlikely to have woman astronauts

PTI -
ISRO will pick three test pilots from the Indian armed forces, which currently have no women in these posts, for India's first manned space mission scheduled for 2022.

ISRO sets up centre in Bengaluru for manned space mission Gaganyaan

PTI -
The space agency planning a human spaceflight programme which is likely to include a woman astronaut.

Pilots might stand a better chance at being chosen for Gaganyaan mission

PTI -
ISRO chief K Sivan said they were looking for people with flying experience to send on India's first manned space flight being planned for 2022.

ISRO announces Chandrayaan-2 launch in April, Gaganyaan could be in space by 2021

Sandhya Ramesh -
Speaking at a press conference, ISRO chairman K. Sivan also said that he hoped women astronauts would be part of the human spaceflight programme.

ISRO sets target for 2019, plans 32 missions including Chandrayaan-2

PTI -
The Indian space organisation also announced that India's maiden human spaceflight programme Gaganyaan will go full steam in 2019.

Marriage stopped her from going to IIT, but she still became ISRO’s top engineer

Nandita Jayaraj -
A control engineer, V.R. Lalithambika says she owes her interest in science to watching rocket launches with her grandpa at home.
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First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

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