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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the four astronauts of the Gaganyaan Mission to the world at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram. He is a test pilot of the Indian Air Force. That means these four have flown almost all the fighter jets of the Air Force. Let us know who these four are?
Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair:
Born on 26 August 1976 in Thiruvazhiyad, Kerala. Completed training in NDA. Received Sword of Honor from Air Force Academy. On 19 December 1998, he was included in the fighter jet program of the Air Force. Made fighter pilots. He is a CAT-A class flying instructor and test pilot. Has approximately 3000 hours flying experience. Prashant Nair has flown aircraft like Su-30MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Hawk, Dornier, AN-32 etc. He is also an alumnus of United States Staff College, DSSC, Wellington and FIS, Tambaram. He has also been the commandant of Sukhoi-30 squadron.
Group Captain Ajit Krishnan:
Born on 19 April 1982 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ajit has completed army training from NDA. Has received Gold Medal from the President and Sword of Honor from the Air Force Academy. On 21 June 2003, he was inducted into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force. He has 2900 hours of experience as a flying instructor and test pilot. Ajit has flown aircraft like Su-30MKI, MiG-21, Mig-21 Bison, Mig-19, JugR, Dornier, An-32. He is an alumnus of DSSC, Wellington.
Group Captain Angad Pratap:
Angad Pratap, born on 17 July 1982 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, received military training in NDA. On 18 December 2004, he was inducted into the fighter stream of the Air Force. He has about 2000 hours of experience as a flying instructor and test pilot. Angad flew aircraft and fighter jets like Sukhoi-30MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier and An-32.
Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla:
Born on 10 October 1985 in Lucknow, Shubhanshu has received military training in NDA. He was inducted into the fighter stream of the Air Force on 17 June 2006. He is a fighter combat leader. Also a test pilot. He has 2000 hours of flying experience. He has flown aircraft and fighter jets like Sukhoi-30MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier, An-32.
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