ISRO Human Spaceflight progamme head hints at inclusive astronaut missions post-Gaganyaan

Indian Research Organisation plans to continue human flight programme beyond current 2022 Gaganyaan mission and looks to provide more research opportunities to youth excelling in or specific fields. 

As per Times of India reports, ISRO Human flight Programme Direct Dr VR Lalithambika, while dressing a special session of International Conference and Exhibition on , spoke about expanding spoke of human flight mission after much-awaited Gaganyaan.  session was called Ushering New Indian Sector.

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According to reports, Dr. Lalithambika went on to state that for first phase of Gaganyaan mission it is necessary that four Air Force pilots be chosen but said that in future programmes, youths from or relevant fields will have more opportunity and a chance at inclusive participation.

ISRO official is reported to have ded that India will follow example of or nations that possess a sustained human flight programme and said that it se missions will greatly benefit Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector.

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Indian Astronauts Complete Training In Russia

Meanwhile, last month four Indian Air Force fighter pilots selected for India’s first manned mission Gaganyaan 2022 completed training in Russia on crew actions in event of an abrmal descent module landing, Russian  corp, Roscosmos said in a statement. 

Russian state corporation for activities Roscosmos, also kwn as  Roscosmos State Corporation for Activities has been training Indian astronauts at  Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) with general training programme and systems of Soyuz MS crewed craft courses. 

"To date, Indian cosmonauts have completed training on crew actions in event of an abrmal descent module landing: in wooded and marshy areas in winter (completed in February 2020), on water surface (completed in June 2020), in steppe in summer (completed in July 2020)," statement said. "In June 2020, all Indian astronauts-elect passed training in short-term weightlessness mode aboard IL-76MDK special laboratory aircraft, and in July, y were trained to lift aboard a helicopter while evacuating from descent module landing point," it ded. 

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