Vyom Mitra - ISRO's humaniod on Gaganyaan Mission.

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Vyommitra -ISRO's humaniod on Gaganyaan mission.

Vyommitra, a name derived from the Sanskrit words "Vyoma" (meaning "Space") and "Mitra" (meaning "Friend").

Vyommitra is equipped with the capability to monitor module parameters, issue alerts, and execute life support operations, engaging in conversations, recognising astronots, and responding to their inquiries. The female humanoid was unveiled by Isro in 2019.

The second phase of Gaganyaan mission will involve the launch of Vyommitra.

The project is being realised through a comprehensive approach, drawing upon in-house expertise, the experience of the Indian industry, the intellectual resources of Indian academia and research institutions, and cutting-edge technologies available from international agencies. Essential prerequisites for the success of the Gaganyaan mission encompass the development of critical technologies, including a human-rated launch vehicle for safely transporting the crew into space, a life support system to create an Earth-like environment for the crew in space, provisions for crew emergency escape, and the evolution of crew management protocols for training, recovery, and rehabilitation.

Numerous precursor missions have been planned to demonstrate the Technology Preparedness Levels before the actual Human Space Flight mission takes place. These demonstrator missions encompass the Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT), Pad Abort Test (PAT), and Test Vehicle (TV) flights. The safety and reliability of all systems will be rigorously tested in unmanned missions prior to embarking on manned mission.


What is ISRO's Gaganyaan Mission?

Gaganyaan project is expected to be launched by 2025.aims to demonstrate India's human spaceflight capabilities by sending a crew of three members into orbit at an altitude of 400 kilometres for a three-day mission. The mission will culminate with their safe return to Earth, landing in the Indian sea waters.

What is TV-D1 launch?

Gaganyaan Mission's Critical phase begins for India's first Human Space Mission, Gaganyaan,a nearly complete system is integrated for the test,with Test Vehicle Flight TV-D1 launch on 21 October 2023 from Sriharikota.

A single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System was launched, at an altitude of 17 km which are expected to make a safe touchdown in the sea, about 10 km from Sriharikota on India's eastern coast. They would later be retrieved by the Navy from the Bay of Bengal. Through this campaign, scientists aim to ensure the safety of the crew who would actually be sent in the crew module on an LVM-3 rocket during the Gaganyaan mission.

Crew training for Gaganyaan

Astronaut Training Facility established in Bengaluru caters to Classroom training, Physical Fitness training, Simulator training, and Flight suit training. 

The success of this test flight has set the stage for the remaining qualification tests and uncrewed missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan programme.

The Gaganyaan project has been developed at the cost of ₹90 billion.

 India has become only the fourth country to send a human into space after the Soviet Union, the US, and China.

India's Rakesh Sharma spent 21 days and 40 minutes on a Russian spacecraft in space in 1984.

Compiled by
Ms Naresh Kuwar

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