'Gaganyaan 2022': Indian astronauts complete training in Russia

At least four Indian Air Force fighter pilots selected for India’s first manned mission Gaganyaan 2022 have 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. 

GCTC instructors appreciated  effort and high motivation of Indian cosmonauts, ding, candidates are extremely serious and have very professional attitude to training process in statement.

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A contract for Indian candidates' training for flight was signed on June 27, 2019, between  Gavkosmos and Human flight Centre of  Indian  Research Organisation (ISRO). GCTC commenced four IAF candidates’ training in February 2020. Training completion at GCTC is scheduled for first quarter of 2021, according to statement. As per ROSCOSMOS, training courses for cosmonauts includes a number of courses ranging from medical and physical training, learning Russian (as one of main international langus of communication in ), and studying configuration, structure, and systems of Soyuz crewed craft.

Health status monitored

Once, every three months,  health status of Indian candidates is monitored by  highly professional GCTC doctors.  program for Indian cosmonauts also has training to be conducted in a centrifuge and in a hyperbaric chamber to prepare m for sustaining flight factors, such as G-force, hypoxia, and pressure drops. In a separate statement, Indian Research Organisation (ISRO) indicated that its Gaganyaan mission 2022 may be delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, however, that heavily relied on future course of events, a news ncy reported.

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