Name Of Indian Astronaut Set For Space Station? US Envoy To India Says...
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US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told NDTV the foundation behind cooperation on sending the Indian astronaut to the International Space Station is all about maintaining a bilateral relationship that extends from the "seabed to the stars"
An Indian astronaut is expected to reach the International Space Station (ISS) this year, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told NDTV in an interview.
Giving details of the space mission, Mr Garcetti said the Indian government has also suggested the name of the astronaut who will fly to the ISS on an American mission. He did not reveal the name though.
"So the offer that was made by the President was to put an Indian astronaut on an American mission to go up to the space station this calendar year. And that's still the plan," Mr Garcetti told NDTV.
