India to get its own astronaut training facility soon: ISRO

After PM Narendra Modi announced India's first human space programme, ISRO has confirmed a facility to train astronauts in a zero-gravity environment will soon be set up in Bengaluru, 10 km from the airport. However, the facility will not be able to train any astronaut for India's first mission in 2022 due to a tight schedule, said Chairman Sivan K.