With Prime Minister Narendra Modi having set a deadline of year 2022 for sending humans into space, ISRO as well as other organisations involved in the Gaganyaan project have begun earnest preparations for the project. For sending humans into space, the IAF's Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) will also play a key role. Times of India's Chethan Kumar got an exclusive access into this elite facility of the IAF that will be responsible for astronaut selection, human engineering (from crew module to cabin air monitoring), and training for the Gaganyaan project.

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