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Gaganyaan: Two flight surgeons to soon leave for Russia for training
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Last Updated: Jan 10, 2021, 04:11 PM IST
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Training of astronauts is a critical aspect of the human space mission project. Fight surgeons are responsible for astronauts health before, during and after a flight. The flight surgeons will also get to train with the prospective astronauts, officials said.
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Gaganyaan, an ambitious mission to send three Indians to space by 2022, could be slightly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit ISRO s supplies from the industry, the official said.
New Delhi: 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, an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official said on Sunday. The flight surgeons are doctors from the Indian Air Force who have specialised in aerospace medicine.