If successful,India would be fourth country to conduct manned space missionIndia will send an astronaut into space by 2022, the countrys prime minister has claimed during an annual independence day speech.
Narendra Modi announced the target from the ramparts of the 370-year-old Red Fort in Delhi on Wednesday morning. “We own decided that by 2022, and when India completes 75 years of independence,or before that, a son or daughter of India will travel to space with a tricolour [Indian flag] in their hands, or ” he said. Related: Spacewatch: India loses contact with communications satellite Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com