Question: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) proposed 2,700 crores of infrastructure plans to construct its first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre (HSFIC) in which of the following city?
(a) Chitradurga,Karnataka
(b) Hyderabad, Telangana
(c) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
(d) Chennai ,Tamilnadu
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On January 06, 2020, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) proposed 2,700 crores of infrastructure plans to construct its first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre (HSFIC).
- This astronaut hub will be established Challakere, Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
- It is expected that this center will start functioning in the next three years.
- Various activities related to the training of astronauts to manned missions will be conducted here.
- This pace is about 200 km from Bengaluru. Challakere is also known as Science City where various other scientific establishments are already working.
- According to the ISRO’s proposal, Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) will become functional 2022.
- At present, the Human Spaceflight Program is being carried out in various centers like U.R. Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
- However, the Institute of Aerospace Medicine of the Air Force (IAMAF) is working for astronauts’ selection and training.
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/challakere-to-be-isros-astronaut-training-hub/article30489101.ece
https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20200106/281547997820356