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PM Modi names 4 astronauts for India's first human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan

The four astronauts, Prashanth Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla, are undergoing training for the country's maiden human space flight mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Kerala, reviewed the progress of the Gaganyaan mission and bestowed 'astronaut wings' to the astronaut-designates at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. Extensive preparations are underway for the mission at various ISRO centres.