On Independence Day, Modi promises Indian manned space mission
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(CNN)India will launch its first manned mission to space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day address to the nation. Speaking from the ramparts of the historic red fort in New Delhi, Modi said it was a `dream` for the country to send a citizen to space before it celebrates 75 years of independence. `A child of mother India -- whether son or daughter, it can be anyone -- they will go into space,` Modi said. Onlookers watch the launch of the...