India sign MoU with France for cooperation on Gaganyaan Mission

The Indian space agency, ISRO has signed an agreement with the space agency of France CNES for cooperation in its first human space mission, Gaganyaan. CNES will train Indian flight physicians and CAPCOM mission control teams at French facilities. The Gaganyaan orbital spacecraft project was kicked off in August 2018. It originally intended to send astronauts from Indian soil to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence in 2022.

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Under the agreement:

CNES will provide equipment developed by it, tested and still operating aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to Indian crews.
It will also supply fireproof carry bags made in France to shield equipment from shocks and radiation.
The agreement provides for the CNES to support the implementation of a scientific experiment plan on validation missions, exchange information on food packaging and the nutrition programme, and above all the use by Indian astronauts of French equipment, consumables and medical instruments.

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