Gaganyaan is Ready to have a humanoid Robot Friend 'Vyommitra' to Simulate the Manned Mission
The long-awaited ‘ Gaganyaan ’ mission is waiting for its launch to create history by becoming India’s first crewed space flight carrying astronauts in space. However, the mission becomes more interesting with the introduction of Vyommitra, a humanoid female robot astronaut. For the success of the Gaganyaan mission, she will play a vital role by overcoming all the hurdles at the testing stage to accomplish the mission next year. Source: https://apacnewsnetwork.com/2024/02/isro-to-launch-female-robot-astronaut-vyommitra-ahead-of-gaganyaan-mission/ Vyommitra acquires its name from two Sanskrit words ‘Vyoma’ meaning ‘Space’ and ‘Mitra’ meaning ‘Friend’, developed by India’s Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) . Its objective is to assist the Gaganyaan mission for its launch in the next year 2025. Vyommitra is expected to be launched in the 3 rd quarter of 2024 . This robot friend on its flight journey will not carry any crew members or people and thus all the activities a...