Archive · 18 Jul 2026
ISRO and SCTIMST Collaborate on Bioastronautics Research
ISRO and SCTIMST are working together to study how space travel affects human health.
They signed an agreement to create a special training program for doctors and scientists.
This program will help them understand how space conditions like microgravity and radiation affect the human body.
The program will last two years, and two new scientists will be chosen each year to join.
This collaboration is important for India's future space missions, especially the 'Gaganyaan' mission, which plans to send humans into space.
The goal is to develop new technologies and solutions to keep astronauts safe during their missions.
ISRO's HSFC and SCTIMST collaborate to advance research in Space Medicine and Bioastronautics.
MoU signed on April 24, 2025, and Implementing Agreement on June 25, 2026.
A 'Center for Space Medicine Research' was inaugurated at SCTIMST on November 26, 2025.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in Bioastronautics launched, the first of its kind in India.
Programme duration is two years, with two fellowship positions advertised annually starting July 2026.
- Who
- ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) and SCTIMST
- What
- Collaboration to advance research and training in Space Medicine and Bioastronautics
- When
- MoU signed on April 24, 2025; Implementing Agreement on June 25, 2026
- Where
- India
- Why
- To ensure astronaut safety during future human space missions and develop national expertise in Space Medicine and Bioastronautics
Pro-Collaboration
Skeptical
Importance of Space Medicine
Pro-Collaboration
Essential for ensuring astronaut safety during human space missions.
Skeptical
May divert resources from more immediate medical needs on Earth.
- Organizations Involved
- SCTIMST, ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC)
- Field of Collaboration
- Space Medicine and Bioastronautics
- MoU Signing Date
- April 24, 2025
- Center Inauguration Date
- November 26, 2025
- Implementing Agreement Date
- June 25, 2026
- Programme Duration
- Two years
- Fellowship Positions
- Two positions advertised every year
- Programme Start Date
- July 2026