ISRO Chief K Sivan Unveils Vyomitra Humanoid Robot For New Missions

As ISRO is in preparation for the Gaganyaan mission, we are getting more and more information around the manned space mission. But today, the space agency chief K Sivan revealed further information on the space mission during an event held in Bengaluru.

In previous reports, we learned that ISRO planned to launch two unmanned missions in 2020 aboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), which will carry a humanoid robot to understand the stress that human astronauts will experience on the spacecraft to make necessary changes.

ISRO has also unveiled the humanoid robot in question today, Vyomitra.

This is a spacefaring humanoid robot looking and talking like a real human, but it can also conduct experiments on the rocket. But only the upper half of its body is humanoid, it doesn’t have legs.

The chief stated:

K Sivan also revealed information about other key features of the Gaganyaan mission, which is set to launch in 2022. According to the chief, four pilots from the Indian Air Force have been shortlisted for the Gaganyaan. The pilots will come to Russia to receive the training by the end of January.

He stressed that while in 1984, Rakesh Sharman went into space in a Russian rocket, this time, the Indian astronauts will be aboard the mission in a module made by India. There will be 6 microgravity experiments conducted in the crew capsule during the unmanned missions.

ISRO chief also mentioned the Chandrayaan-3, saying that the work on the next lunar mission is going on fast. The lunar mission will have a rover and a lander along with a propulsion module to help the mission land better on the Moon.

The Chandrayaan-3 is also expected to cost less than the Chandrayaan-2 though ISRO has been reported to ask for another Rs 75 crore in addition to the assigned budget for the mission.