ISRO to send astronauts into space in near future
ISRO is planning to send two astronauts into space in six to seven years.
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NAGERCOIL, TN (PTI): The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to send two astronauts to space in six or seven years, ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan said Sunday.
"ISRO plans to send two astronauts into space in six to seven years," he said after launching a mobile telemedicine unit at Muttom in Kanyakumari district.
K Radhakrishnan also said India, among the leading countries in the world in space research, is designing the mostmodern satellites in keeping with latest advances in technology.
These satellites are very helpful in communication and distance, he said.
Radhakrishnan said the nano satellites designed by students of Satyabama University, Chennai, would be installed in the PSLV rocket, to be launched in June or July.
"ISRO plans to send two astronauts into space in six to seven years," he said after launching a mobile telemedicine unit at Muttom in Kanyakumari district.
K Radhakrishnan also said India, among the leading countries in the world in space research, is designing the mostmodern satellites in keeping with latest advances in technology.
These satellites are very helpful in communication and distance, he said.
Radhakrishnan said the nano satellites designed by students of Satyabama University, Chennai, would be installed in the PSLV rocket, to be launched in June or July.
