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11/01/21 10:50 AM IST

Source: The Hindu

Gaganyaan: Two flight surgeons to soon leave for Russia for training

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Two flight surgeons will soon fly to Russia where they will get hands-on experience in space medicine from their Russian counterparts for the Gaganyaan mission

Highlights
  • Flight surgeons are responsible for astronauts' health before, during and after a flight.
  • The flight surgeons will also get to train with the prospective astronauts.
  • The training of Indian astronauts has been affected due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Russia, and they are expected to be back in India by March.
  • The flight surgeons will also travel to France for training.
Gaganyaan
  • India’s first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has been designed to carry three Indian astronauts to the low earth orbit — an orbit of 2,000km or less — for a period of five to seven days.
  • Gaganyaan will be the first of Isro’s human spaceflight mission, which will be expanded to the exploration of other planets and also the moon in the future.
Source: The Hindu

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