ISRO launches Mission MITRA to test crew and ground teamwork under spaceflight stress

Published on 24 April 2026

A Leh study is shaping how humans handle stress

ISRO has conducted Mission MITRA in Leh from April 2 to 9, a pioneering team-behaviour study for future human spaceflight missions like Gaganyaan. The exercise put crew and ground teams in a high-altitude environment to study team dynamics and decision-making when stress peaks—data that will help refine procedures before astronauts go to space.

Mission MITRA ran in Leh from April 2 to 9
It studied crew and ground team behaviour under stress
Focus was decision-making and team dynamics
A key input for upcoming Gaganyaan readiness

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ISRO launches Mission MITRA to test crew and ground teamwork under spaceflight stress

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