Rajnath Singh felicitates the four Gaganyaan astronauts in New Delhi
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, P B Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap, the four astronauts of ISRO's Gaganyaan programme, in New Delhi on 24 August 2025.
Summary
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Group Captain P B Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan and Group Captain Angad Pratap — the Gaganyatris of Gaganyaan, ISRO's maiden human spaceflight mission — at an event in New Delhi on 24 August 2025. Singh called the four astronauts pioneers of national aspirations and said India sees space not only as a field of research but as the future of tomorrow's economy, security, energy and humanity. He said space mining, deep space exploration and planetary resources will redefine the course of human civilisation.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 24 Aug 2025, New Delhi
- Felicitated by
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Gaganyatris
- Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla, Gp Capt P B Nair, Gp Capt Ajit Krishnan, Gp Capt Angad Pratap
- Programme
- Gaganyaan — ISRO's maiden human spaceflight mission
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which of the following was NOT among the four Gaganyaan astronauts felicitated by Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on 24 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Wg Cdr Rakesh Sharma
The four Gaganyatris felicitated were Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, P B Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap; Rakesh Sharma was not among them.
Who felicitated the four Gaganyatris of ISRO's Gaganyaan mission at an event in New Delhi on 24 August 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, P B Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap in New Delhi on 24 August 2025.