Shubhanshu Shukla
| Shubhanshu Shukla | |
|---|---|
 Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.jpg Shukla in 2024 | |
| Born | 10 October 1985 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | National Defence Academy |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shulka is an Indian Air Force pilot and one of the four astronaut candidates who will fly to space as part of India's first crewed flights into space.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Shukla was included in the astronaut selection process in 2019 by the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM), an organization under the Indian Air Force. Later, he was shortlisted in the final four by IAM and ISRO. In 2020, He went to Russia for basic training with three other selected astronauts. Basic training was completed in 2021. He then returned to India and attended training at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bangalore.[2]
His name as a member of the astronaut team was first officially announced in public on 27 February 2024, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the astronaut team members for India's first space mission at ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Pandey, Geeta (27 February 2024). "Gaganyaan: India names astronauts for maiden space flight". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kumar, Chethan. "Nair, Prathap, Krishnan and Chauhan listed for Gaganyaan mission". The Timesof India. Bengaluru: Times Group. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ "Kerala celebrates as local son Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair gears up for Gaganyaan space mission". The Telegraph. Palakkad. ABP. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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