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Challakere in Karnataka to be ISRO’s astronaut training hub
Why is it in news?
- India’s world-class facility for training astronauts will come up in three years at Challakere, a shrubby, arid oilseeds town on the Bengaluru-Pune NH4 in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
More in news
- 2700 crores master plan: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed a Rs. 2,700-crore master plan to create top infrastructure that will house its young Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC).
- Amount over and above the Gaganyaan project: The amount sought for the HSFC is over and above the Rs. 10,000-crore approved budget of Gaganyaan.
- Challakere a Science City
(1) Challakere, is also where premier scientific establishments have set up adjoining and interactive campuses on some 10,000 acres.
(2) It houses facilities of the ISRO, the Defence Research & Development Organisation’s Advanced Aeronautical Test Range, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the Indian Institute of Science.
Source
The Hindu