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A National Mission Assignment Board has recommended two ‘gaganyatris’ as prime and backup mission pilot for this mission, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (prime) and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (backup).
“The assigned crewmembers will be finally approved to fly to the International Space Station by the Multilateral Crew Operations Panel (MCOP). The recommended gaganyatris will commence their training for the mission from the first week of August 2024,” ISRO said in a statement.
During the mission, the gaganyatris will undertake selected scientific research and technology demonstration experiments on board the ISS as well as engage in space outreach activities.
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The space agency said the joint statement issued by ISRO and US space agency NASA in June 2023, during the official state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA, envisioned a joint ISRO-NASA mission to the ISS.