IndiaIndian astronaut-designate and IAF Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair received the Kirti Chakra, India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award, for his contributions. Nair is part of the Gaganyaan program and previously served as a backup pilot for the Axiom mission-4 to the ISS. He has extensive experience as an IAF test pilot and has undergone training at NASA and ISRO.
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