Proposals in 17 potential areas of work for the human space flight mission are being invited from national research and academic institutions.
The Directorate of Human Space Programme of Indian Space Reseach Organization has called for proposals to develop indigenous technologies for its human space flight missions to happen in the future. The proposals can belong to any domain that make life easier for astronauts in space like food and medicines, inflatable habitats and other life support systems to robotic interfaces, anti-radiation and thermal protection technologies for space crafts.
There are totally 17 potential areas of work for national research and academic agencies, the announcement of opportunity (AO) issued says. The AO mentioned that there was a need for developing local technologies that will support humans in low earth orbits initially and in bigger missions later. The last date for submitting the proposals is July 15, 2020. The proposals would be scrutinized by a selection committee of Directorate of Human Space Programme.
“This opportunity will enable national and research/academic institutions to harness their expertise and capabilities towards development of technologies for space exploration”, the announcement read.
The ISRO in 2018, announced the Gaganyaan Mission – India’s maiden crewed orbital space craft programme. ₹The project costs 10000 crores. Three members of the Indian Air Force are undergoing their training in Russia for the mission.