Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) signed an agreement on the selection of crew and training for Gaganyaan Programme. It was signed between Air Vice Marshal (AVM) RGK Kapoor, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (ACAS) Operations (Space), IAF and Shri R Hutton, Project Director of Gaganyaan Programme. The Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) will lead the selection and training of astronauts on behalf of IAF. Gaganyaan Programme was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2018. Rs. 10,000 crore worth mission is scheduled to be launched in December 2021 and as a part of it, ISRO had set up the Human Spaceflight Centre at its headquarters in Bengaluru on January 30.