3 Indian Aquanauts to Explore Deep Sea in ‘Samudrayaan Mission’ this Year

Using India’s indigenously built Samudrayaan vessel, three deep-sea explorers will venture to a depth of 500 meters under the sea in 2023.

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in Chennai has designed the Samudrayaan steel sphere in which the aquanauts make their deep sea journey.

The plan to send the Samudrayaan to 6,000 meters deep into the sea could be delayed due to difficulty in procuring the titanium sphere capable of withstanding pressure at those depths, reported PTI.

At present, the Samudrayaan vessel designed by NIOT can withstand pressure up to a depth of 500 meters.