Addressing a gathering in at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, the PM said that Indian astronaut will land on the surface of the moon on our own rocket.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled on Tuesday the names and faces of the four astronauts who will be part of India's first human space flight program, Gaganyaan, slated to be launched in 2024-25.
PM Modi, upon arriving in the state's capital Thiruvananthpuram on Tuesday morning reviewed the progress on the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
Jitendra Singh, who is also the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology was addressing the Commemoration of the 60th year of the First Sounding Rocket Launch at a function at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) on Sa
As per Olympics.com, it is India's second medal in senior competition at the championships after Sarabjot's bronze in men's 10 m air pistol medal on Tuesday.
Sarabjot Singh shot 221.1 in the final to finish behind two Chinese, Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) respectively. The Indian had earlier qualified for the top eights with a score of 581, which helped in clinching the eighth spot.
With 32 points, he captured the bronze medal. The gold medal went to China's Ying Qi with 46 points while the silver was bagged by Kuwait's Talat Alrashidi with 45 points.