Woman Robot Astronaut Vyommitra To Simulate Human Functions In Space

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh said the uncrewed Vyommitra Mission is scheduled for the third quarter of this year

India's woman robot astronaut Vyommitra will fly into space ahead of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ambitious Gaganyaan mission, the country's first manned space flight carrying Indian astronauts.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh said the uncrewed Vyommitra Mission is scheduled for the third quarter of this year, while the manned mission Gaganyaan is scheduled to be launched in 2025.

Vyommitra is a name derived from two Sanskrit words - vyoma, meaning space, and mitra, meaning friend.