India Makes Its Own Course to Space: Indigenous Astronaut Training Takes Flight with 'Anugami'
India has reached a turning point in its space journey With the successful completion of Anugami a ten-day human space analogue mission The country has for the first time validated its indigenous astronaut training selection and psychological readiness protocols Held between July and in Bengaluru Anugami marks the start of India s move toward self-reliance in human spaceflight not just in launching astronauts but in preparing them physically mentally and emotionally entirely through homegrown systems No longer reliant solely on international partners for astronaut preparation India is laying the foundation for future missions including its own space station project with Indian minds on Indian soil using Indian systems From Borrowed Training to Indigenous ExpertiseUntil recently astronaut training in India depended largely on collaborations with countries like Russia Indian astronauts had to be sent abroad for specialized simulation space environment preparation and psychological conditioning But now through Ganex Gaganyaan Analogue Experiment
