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Now, any Indian citizen can register for a chance to fly to Space
Any Indian citizen can enroll in the programme by paying a fee of $2.50 (Rs 207.5) to cover the costs of verification checks aimed at ensuring safe and fair voting. Joshua Skurla, cofounder, Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) told ET they are excited to have India as part of its human spaceflight programme.
Now you can apply to be an astronaut for just Rs 200, SERA invites application; Here's how to register and other details
The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) has partnered with Blue Origin to offer Indian citizens a chance to experience space travel. The collaboration will enable six individuals from countries with limited space presence, including India, to join a future New Shepard mission. The program aims to democratize space access through public voting, with minimal physical requirements. Selected astronauts will undergo a three-day training at Blue Origin's Texas launch site. This initiative underscores India's growing role in space exploration.
Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist
Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura made history as the first Indian space tourist, joining Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's NS-25 mission, the 25th for New Shepard. The mission, with 6 crew members, including Thotakura, completed its 7th human spaceflight. Former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight was among the crew, fulfilling a long-delayed opportunity. New Shepard has now flown 37 people to space, fostering a road to space for Earth's benefit.
Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space after two year hiatus
Mission NS-25 is the seventh human flight for the enterprise owned and founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, who sees short jaunts on the New Shepard suborbital vehicle as a stepping stone to greater ambitions, including the development of a full-fledged heavy rocket and lunar lander.
Meet Gopichand Thotakura, the 2nd Indian citizen in space after Rakesh Sharma
Gopichand Thotakura, a co-founder of Preserve Life, will be part of Blue Origin's crew for the NS-25 suborbital mission, aiming to become India's second citizen in space after Rakesh Sharma, with a launch expected in the next few weeks.
Today astronauts are from IAF, tomorrow research scientists too would don the role: ISRO chief
ISRO's S Somanath envisions a future where research scientists, physicists, and biology specialists from various fields will become astronauts, driving India's space exploration towards a planned moon landing by 2040.
Roscosmos chief reveals how Russia is assisting India in Gaganyaan mission
“Not only Indian cosmonauts are getting trained in Russia, experts from Moscow's space enterprise are helping develop manned spacecraft and engaging in wide-ranging dialogues to boost Delhi's adventure to the stars,” Yuri Borisov, director general of Roscosmos, told Russia Today television channel this week.
India's four astronaut-designates for Gaganyaan mission undergoing tight training schedule
India's four astronaut-designates for the Gaganyaan mission undergo a packed training schedule at ISRO's crew training facility. The training includes sessions on simulators, micro gravity familiarisation, survival, flying practice, and Yoga. Classroom and physical fitness training, as well as practical training on crew training simulators, are part of the program.
Gaganyaan: Neighbours, friends excited about Group Captain Prasanth's achievement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the names of four astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission, including Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair. Nair's selection was celebrated by residents of Nenmara. The Prime Minister expressed concerns about celebrity attention affecting the astronauts' training.
Gaganyaan mainly 'made in India' project: PM Modi
Modi also emphasised that any space mission in India is not possible without the stellar contribution of women scientists. The prime minister bestowed the "astronaut wings" on the four pilots - Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
"Gaganyaan astronaut Prasanth Nair is my husband," says Malayalam actor Lena
Malayalam actor Lena has unveiled a hidden chapter of her life, disclosing her marriage to Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, one of the four astronauts currently undergoing rigorous training for India's ambitious Gaganyaan mission.
PM Modi announces names of four Gaganyaan astronauts
The last time an Indian astronaut travelled to space was aboard the erstwhile Soviet Union's Soyuz T-11 spacecraft four decades ago in 1984.
Who are the four selected Gaganyaan astronauts? Here is all you should know about the four astronauts
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced four astronauts-designates from the Indian Air Force's Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) in Bengaluru. The astronauts-elect, Group Captain Prashanth Nair, Group Captain Angad Prathap, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, were bestowed with astronaut wings. Additionally, ISRO chairman S Somanath dedicated three important projects to the nation.
Gaganyaan mission: PM Modi reveals 4 astronaut-designates selected to go to space. Check names here
Gaganyaan Mission: Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed astronaut wings to four selected designates for India's first manned space mission, Gaganyaan. The squad, consisting of P Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander S Shukla, is preparing for the mission.
China says will train foreign astronauts for space station
"We will soon begin to select candidates from those nations for joint flights to our space station, and they will be able to work with our astronauts to carry out scientific tasks in space," Chen, deputy chief planner of China's manned space programmes, said in the interview that was republished late Monday by the official China Daily newspaper.
Columbia shuttle tragedy: 20 years on, NASA pledges 'acute awareness' over astronaut safety
The Columbia shuttle tragedy occurred 20 years ago. In it, seven astronauts were killed.
First private astronaut mission to space station readies for launch
Weather permitting, Axiom's four-man team was due to lift off on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding atop a Falcon 9 rocket furnished and flown by Elon Musk's commercial space launch venture SpaceX.
Is Jeff Bezos an astronaut now?
The answer appears to be no, at least in the eyes of the Federal Aviation Administration, which last week revised its definitions on whom it considers to be an astronaut.
An incredible, life-changing experience to see Earth from Space: Sirisha Bandla
Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer on Sunday joined British billionaire Richard Branson and four others on board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity to make a journey to the edge of space from the US state of New Mexico.
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