India, Aug. 25 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh felicitated Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Group Captain PB Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, and Group Captain Angad Pratap who are part of Gaganyaan, ISRO's maiden space flight mission, during an event in New Delhi on August 24, 2025. Speaking on the occasion, Raksha Mantri described the four Gaganyatris as gems of the country and pioneers of national aspirations.
Highlighting the expanding presence of India in space, Shri Rajnath Singh said "We do not see space only as a field of research, but as the future of tomorrow's economy, security, energy, and humanity. We're steadily advancing beyond the Earth's surface into new frontiers of space. We've already marked our presence from Moo...