"Actor Lena Reveals Marriage to Gaganyaan Astronaut Prasanth Nair"

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"Actor Lena Reveals Marriage to Gaganyaan Astronaut Prasanth Nair"
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India announces the four-member crew for its inaugural 'Gaganyaan' space mission, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarding the astronauts their "astronaut wings" at a space center in Kerala. The mission, costing about $1.1 billion, aims to launch a habitable space capsule into orbit and return it via a landing in the Indian Ocean, making India the fourth country to send a crewed mission into space. The crew members, all air force officers, are Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap, and Shubhanshu Shukla. Modi hailed the mission as a historic achievement for India, emphasizing the country's self-reliance in space exploration.

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