France will train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission

France will train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission

• France will provide training to the Indian flight surgeons, selected for the ambitious human space mission Gaganyaan, to enable them monitor the health of astronauts.
• The shortlisted flight surgeons will undergo two weeks training in France.
• These flight surgeons will be Indian Air Force doctors specialising in aviation medicines and responsible for the health of astronauts before, during and after flight.
• Under the Gaganyaan project three Indian astronauts will be send to space by 2022. The four shortlisted astronauts (all test pilots from the Indian Air Force) are currently in Russia for an 11-month training programme.