India is ready to send humans to space

Four Air Force officers have been selected for India’s first manned space mission.

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00:00After 40 years some Indian is going to go to space.

00:10But this time, the time is ours, the countdown is ours, and the rocket is ours too.

00:30This is the beginning of a new era.

00:52In this new era, in a global order, India is continuously expanding its space.

01:08And this can be clearly seen in our space program.

01:14In the last year, India became the first country to fly the Tiranga on the south pole of the moon.

01:32For the first time, India introduced itself to its four space passengers.

01:42These are not just four names and four people.

01:54These are the four powers that will take 1.4 billion aspirations into space.

02:09Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair.

02:13Group Captain Ajit Krishnan.

02:18Group Captain Angad Pratap.

02:25Wing Commander Subhanshu Shukla.

02:35After 40 years, some Indian is going to go to space.

02:45But this time, the time is ours, the countdown is ours, and the rocket is ours too.

03:03I am happy to meet these astronauts today, to talk to them, and to present them in front of the country.

03:22I congratulate them on behalf of the whole country.

03:35Your name has also been added to the success of India in the 21st century.

03:47You are the faith of today's India.

03:56You are the courage of today's India.

04:06You have been working day and night for India's pride.

04:26You have been working day and night for India's pride.