ISRO Chief On Sunita Williams' Homecoming, Support For Gaganyaan Mission
As India prepares for its Gaganyaan Mission, ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan watched glued to the screen the safe return of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station back to Earth. Dr Narayanan said he was "100 per cent confident" Ms Williams would return safely.
"I was quite confident... when the system got undocked from the ISS and started moving by operating towards the Earth by operating the thrusters. In fact, they operated the thrusters four times. I was 100 per cent confident this will be a very grand successful mission and madam will be landing safely," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief told NDTV in an exclusive conversation.
