India will take an important step towards improving its space activities. Meeting the technological trends of the segment, the Indian government will send a humanoid robot into space on its new test flight. Scheduled for December this year, “Gaganyaan” rover demonstration precedes country’s 1st manned mission to space.
The purpose of this operation is to test the vehicle's systems to ensure a safe and efficient flight for the mission's astronauts.. The demonstration flight, titled by those responsible as “H1”, it will not be manned but operated completely by the machine. Nonetheless, the vehicle will have a humanoid robot to test the flight systems.
Space vehicle details
The “Gaganyaan” machine was designed to accommodate a space crew, containing service modules, reentries, parachute and a rocket modified for space flights. Furthermore, flight H1 is designed for landings in the Bay of Bengal, India, in the northeast Indian Ocean.
The first equipment to carry out the project was received by the Satish Dhawan Space Center in 16 of August, according to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). The rest of the necessary materials should arrive within a month and a half.
The mission of 2025
If the test flight is successful, then the Indian government will be ready to send its astronauts to low Earth orbit. For that, ISRO selected four professionals to participate in this moment.
The 1st Indian manned mission is scheduled for next year, although, no set date yet. The G1 manned flight is the first included in the space schedule. Still in 2025, Indian astronauts will go to space on two more missions, G2 is G3.
India: a new space power
In recent years, India stood out for its achievements in the space segment. Last year, the Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved the unprecedented feat of landing on the moon's south pole. Even at the beginning of this year, the country studied the influence of Corona (outer layers of the solar atmosphere) not space weather.
For this analysis, the Aditya probe successfully entered solar orbit. Nonetheless, beyond the 1st manned mission, India still has new projects for the future. The country's objective is to send a new probe to study the planet Venus also during 2025.
