Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:17pm on 08 Jun 2026,Monday India
Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, one of the astronauts selected for India's Gaganyaan mission, has been awarded the Kirti Chakra by President Droupadi Murmu. The Kirti Chakra is India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award. Nair received the honour for his contribution to India's human spaceflight programme and his role as a backup astronaut for the Axiom-4 mission. A decorated Indian Air Force test pilot, he is among the four astronauts chosen for the Gaganyaan mission. Nair has undergone extensive training in India and Russia and has played a key role in advancing India's ambitions in human space exploration. (PC: Screengrab)
