- In an official notification, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will send the robot 'Vyom Mitra' in the unmanned Gaganyaan Mission to Space.
- The Gaganyan mission is the first of its kind human space mission of ISRO, which will be scheduled for December 2021. It will undertake 2-unmanned space flights before the manned mission.
- Vyom Mitra is a female humanoid robot who looks like a human. It is built by ISRO for unmanned Gaganyaan Mission.
- The Current Chairman of the ISRO is Kailasavadivoo Sivan.
Published On : 23 Jan 2020
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