The Indian Astronaut Corps comprises scientists affiliated with the Indian Space Research Organisation and pilot officers selected for India's Human Spaceflight Programme, headquartered at ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka. India's first astronaut flew aboard a Soviet Soyuz mission in the 1980s, but the modern corps took its current shape after ISRO announced the crewed Gaganyaan programme in 2018. ISRO trains its selected pilots and scientists in Russia and India, develops crew equipment and spacesuits, and prepares personnel for missions including the Gaganyaan crewed spacecraft and the Indo-US Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founded YearThe Wikipedia infobox gives 1982, the year the Indian Air Force selected Rakesh Sharma and Ravish Malhotra for a joint programme with Interkosmos. The corps in its modern form took shape after ISRO announced the Gaganyaan programme in 2018, so 1982 marks the first selection of Indian astronauts rather than the current organization. HeadquartersHuman Space Flight Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Indian Astronaut Corps
Lead section, first paragraph
On 20 September 1982, following a rigorous selection and training process, the Indian Air Force selected two pilots, Rakesh Sharma and Ravish Malhotra for space travel as part of a joint programme between the IAF and the Soviet Interkosmos space agency.
Infobox, Headquarters
Human Space Flight Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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