India Will Send Female Robot ‘Vyommitra’ to Space: Science Minister

New Delhi: A female robot “Vyommitra” will be sent to space aboard the spacecraft of the Gaganyaan mission, informed Union Minister Jitendra Singh at the NDTV G20 Conclave on Saturday.

According to Singh, a trial spaceflight of the Gaganyaan mission will be attempted in the first or second week of October. In the subsequent mission, the female robot “Vyommitra” will be sent to space, said Mr Singh, the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology at the NDTV conclave.

“In the second mission, there will be a female robot and she will mimic all human activities. If everything goes perfect, then we can have a go-ahead,” he said.