ISRO-SCTIMST sign pact for research in space medicine, Bioastronautics
ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology have partnered to launch a postdoctoral fellowship in bioastronautics. The program aims to research the physiological impacts of space travel to support the upcoming Gaganyaan mission.
Why it matters
This collaboration is critical for developing the medical expertise required to ensure astronaut safety during India's human spaceflight missions.
The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, and the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), a unit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have announced a collaboration to advance research and training in the emerging field of space medicine and Bioastronautics in India.
SCTIMST and HSFC have signed an implementing agreement for initiating a Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) programme in Bioastronautics, which is the first programme of its kind in the country. The agreement was signed by Sanjay Behari, Director, SCTIMST, and Dinesh Kumar Singh, Director, HSFC.
V. Narayanan, chairman, ISRO, and Kris Gopalakrishnan, president, SCTIMST were present on the occasion. ISRO is progressing towards its ambitious human spaceflight programme through the ‘Gaganyaan’ mission. Human space travel and prolonged stay in space pose several challenges to astronauts due to factors such as microgravity, cosmic radiation, isolation, and other space environmental conditions.
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