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Chennai: Space travel training for
four Indian astronauts has resumed at Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut
Training Center (GCTC) in Russia, Glavkosmos said on Thursday. This week, the
GCTC specialists are giving theoretical classes on the basics of astrogation,
the basics of manned spacecraft control and the Russian language to the Indian
cosmonauts.
Glavkosmos, a joint stock company, is part of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos). According to Glavkosmos, training for the four Indian astronauts resumed on May 12 and they are in good health and feel fine. Their health is carefully protected. Glavkosmos said: "GCTC continues to observe anti-epidemic regulations." The contract for the training of Indian astronauts between Glavkosmos and the Human Spaceflight Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation was signed on June 27, 2019 and four pilots from the Indian Air Force (IAF) were sent to GCTC for training in space travel and other aspects as part of India's maiden human space mission Gaganyaan. Their training in Russia started on February 10. Since the end of March, due to the global pandemic of the new coronavirus infection, a lockdown was recommended for the Indian astronauts which they carefully observed. (IANS)
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