One Indian astronaut to embark on historic space journey

  • NASA to train two Indian astronauts for a week-long trip to the ISS in 2024
  • One of the trained astronauts will fly to the ISS late next year
  • NASA aims to boost partnership with ISRO through joint space projects
  • Approval from ISRO is awaited to kick off astronaut training
  • ISRO likely to select four astronauts for training, with two undergoing training at NASA

NASA has announced plans to train two Indian astronauts for a week-long trip to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2024. One of the trained astronauts will have the opportunity to fly to the ISS late next year. The training program is part of NASA’s efforts to strengthen its partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Both space agencies have pledged to collaborate on future space projects, including planetary defense and joint efforts concerning the ISS. However, approval from ISRO is still pending to initiate the astronaut training. ISRO is expected to select four astronauts for training, with two of them undergoing training at NASA. The Indian astronaut’s journey to the ISS is scheduled for the end of 2024 and will involve conducting scientific experiments of importance to India. In addition to this collaboration, NASA and ISRO are also set to jointly launch the NISAR Earth observation satellite early next year.

Public Companies: NASA (N/A), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (N/A)
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Key People: Bill Nelson (NASA administrator), Jitendra Singh (Deputy Minister for Science and Technology), Rakesh Sharma (First Indian citizen to visit low-Earth orbit), S. Somanath (ISRO Chairman)

Factuality Level: 8
Justification: The article provides information about NASA’s involvement in training Indian astronauts and their partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It mentions the cooperation between the two agencies on future space projects and the plan for an Indian astronaut to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2024. The article also includes quotes from NASA administrator Bill Nelson and ISRO chairman S. Somanath. Overall, the information provided seems factual and is supported by statements from relevant officials.

Noise Level: 7
Justification: The article provides information about NASA’s involvement in training Indian astronauts and their partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It mentions the cooperation on future space projects and the approval needed from ISRO for astronaut training. The article also includes details about the historic Chandrayaan-3 mission and the plans for the Indian astronaut to go to the International Space Station. However, there is some repetitive information and the article does not provide much analysis or evidence to support its claims.

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