Indian space agency ISRO will send a half-humanoid female into space as part of its human space mission programme Gaganyaan, said, officials. The robot -- Vyommitra -- was unveiled by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru. It is called half-humanoid since it does not have legs, though it can bend forward and sideways. (Image: Deepa Balakrishnan/News18.com)
ISRO Chairman K. Sivan had said that two test space missions would be carried out before sending three Indian astronauts into space sometime in 2022. The test missions expected by this year-end and mid-2021 will validate ISRO's crew module and its systems. (Image: Deepa Balakrishnan/News18.com)