India to send ‘female robot’ into space ahead of Gaganyaan mission

India A female robot before its space mission Gagan Yan carrying astronauts open space is planning to send into space.

India’s Minister of Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said that the robotic astronaut has been named ‘Vyumtar’, in which the Sanskrit word ‘Vyum’ means space and ‘Mitra’ means friend. According to the program, this robot will depart on a space mission in the third quarter of this year, while Gagan Yan’s crewed mission will be sent next year.

The Gaganyaan mission, demonstrating human capabilities in space, will carry a three-member crew in a five-ton capsule to an altitude of 400 kilometers into low Earth orbit, where the crew will stay for about three days and land in Indian waters. Will bring back.

Jitendra Singh told reporters on Sunday that the ‘Viometer’ robot astronaut is designed to mimic human actions and interact with the space capsule’s life support system as part of the mission.

The humanoid robot was first presented at the Human Space Flight and Exploration Symposium in Bengaluru in January 2020.

India’s space research agency, ISRO, says it hopes to use robots instead of animals on experimental missions to study the effects of weight loss and radiation on humans in the space environment.

The institute hopes that such a robot will help the crew monitor module parameters, operate panels, answer questions and simulate human-like functions in future missions.

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In October last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed senior ISRO officials to pursue new and ambitious space mission goals, including sending an Indian citizen to the moon and establishing the country’s own space station by 2035. .

ISRO has set up the Human Space Flight Center in Bengaluru to train future astronauts. The program also includes the crew, which will be part of the Gagarin mission.

According to ISRO, the astronauts are preparing for the mission in Bengaluru, which includes physical fitness, medical training, yoga and training in the use of flight suits by simulating specific environments.

The Hindustan Times reported in a report last month that Russian-made spacesuits may be given to the crew for the mission, although there is speculation that locally-made suits may be used. can

Astronauts will be sent to space by ISRO’s large launcher LVM-3. The launcher has been modified for a crewed space mission in 2025.

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2024-08-12 19:06:34

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