Russia offers to train Indian astronauts for 2022 mission
Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Monday said Russia is ready to assist India, particularly in training astronauts, for Gaganyaan, its first manned mission to space planned for 2022. "Russian scientists will be happy to partner with India," he added. A painting of Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, was also unveiled at the event where Kudashev spoke.