pune the indian air forces institute of aerospace medicine iam in bengaluru is in talks with the indian space research isro for providing aerospace medicine support to the crew of gaganyaan indias first manned space flight mission set to be launched in 2022we have held a couple of rounds of talks and hope to finalize the pact soon all aspects related to medicines have been discussed during these meetings said air marshal rajveer singh director general medical services air on thursday on the sidelines of the 67th armed forces medical research conference held at the armed forces medical college afmcthe challenge of life support in space is enormous and complex since the institute has enough database related to flying and aerospace medicine issues it can play a pivotal role in providing necessary healthcare solutions to the crew lt gen bipin puri directorgeneral armed forces medical services dgafms told toithe institute has qualified competent and dedicated teaching faculty posted on the basis of core competency in the subfields of aerospace medicine the institute is equipped with all required equipment and simulators necessary for aerospace research this infrastructure will help in finalizing various parameters regarding aerospace health puri saidfaculty at the institute holds regular interaction with international aerospace medicine specialists clinical specialists aviation pathologists aeronautical engineers psychologists and aircrew in fact the institute has played a crucial role in many aerospace missions including long hours of flying of fighter aircraft in the past enhancing human performance and flight safety are the key objectives of the institute said a senior officera new programme for longer duration flying is being developed for fighter pilots of iaf said a senior officer involved in the research the outcome of the programme is positive some medicines are given to pilots to enhance their flying capabilities under the supervision of air medicine experts the officer said