Journey to the Stars: The Inspiring Story of Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair Gaganyaan Astronaut
Journey to the Stars: The Inspiring Story of Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair Gaganyaan Astronaut The Gaganyaan, literally meaning 'celestial vehicle', will carry the astronauts to an orbit of 400 km on a three-day mission and return them safely to Earth by landing in Indian sea waters. "After 40 years, an Indian will go to space, but this time, the time is also ours, the countdown is also ours. One of the four astronaut designated who will fly to low-Earth orbit as part of ISRO’s Gaganyaan is the son of a retired engineer and comes from a village in Kerala’s Palakkad. Nemmara village erupted in joy as PM Narendra Modi announced the name of Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, who will be the group captain of the four-member team of astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission on Tuesday. They all had rushed to Prathibha, Nair’s house, in the AK Nagar Colony soon after hearing a