Skull For The Humanoid On The Gaganyaan Mission:
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Thiruvananthapuram unit has finalised the design of the skull for the humanoid on the Gaganyaan mission.
- It weighs 800 grams and measures 200 mm x 220 mm. It is made from a high-strength aluminium alloy that can endure pressure and vibration.
- Before launching astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission in 2025, ISRO will send a humanoid robot, Vyommitra, into space to test spacecraft safety.
- Vyommitra will resemble the upper human body, featuring movable arms, face, and neck equipped with sensors to perform human-like functions and assess the impacts of space travel.
- It will carry three Indian astronauts into space, about 400 km from the Earth’s surface, for three days.
- Indian Air Force pilots Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Shubhanshu Shukla have been selected for the Gaganyaan mission.
- Shubhanshu Shukla has been shortlisted for a joint ISRO-NASA space flight in 2025 which will take him to the International Space Station.
