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PGI and ISRO team up on astronaut nutrition research
Original: Gut check: PGI, ISRO explore astronaut nutrition
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) in Chandigarh is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation to study nutrition for astronauts. The collaboration, reported by The Times of India, aims to understand dietary needs for human spaceflight as India builds toward longer crewed missions, including its Gaganyaan programme and future deep-space ambitions.
Why now: India's growing human spaceflight ambitions are prompting research partnerships on keeping astronauts healthy in space.
Evidence
- Gut check: PGI, ISRO explore astronaut nutrition · The Times of India
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