Chennai, March 20 -- One of the four astronauts undergoing rigorous training for the maiden human flight mission "Gaganyaan" Group Captain Shukla, has been selected to join the mission to the International Space Station (ISS), according to Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh.

He said the other three Astronauts remain in an intensive preparatory phase to ensure mission success.

A PIB release quoting the Minister's reply in Lok Sabha said India's space ambitions are set to reach new heights.

On India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, he confirmed that the selected four astronauts are undergoing rigorous training.

"While one astronaut, Group Captain Shukla, was selected to participate in a mission t...