ISRO space suit, crew model for 2022 mission: All you need to know
New Delhi : The Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO) takes pride to display its space suit which took almost two years to get developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. Along with orange color space suit, the agency has showcased its crew model designed for the upcoming 2022 space mission. The exhibition was held at the sixth edition of Bengaluru Space Expo.
ISRO prototype space suit can hold one oxygen cylinder, allowing an astronaut to breathe in space for 60 minutes. Sources confirmed that the agency has developed two suits and will create one more suit as three astronauts will be part of mission to send Indians into space on an Indian spacecraft by 2022.
Coming to ISRO crew model, the prototype one has already been tested by the agency. With the help of capsule, three astronauts will be living for five to seven days in a 400-km orbit from the Earth's surface. The capsule will have a thermal shield and it will turn into a ball of flame travelling towards the Earth when they re-enter the atmosphere.
The shield would guarantee that the temperature inside the capsule is 25 degrees Celsius, but the astronauts can see the flames just through the window.
The capsule is expected to rotate around the Earth every 90 minutes and astronauts will be able to witness sunrise and sunset.
Interestingly, the astronauts can also see India from space twice every 24 hours. They will conduct experiments on microgravity.
Source close to the agency said that the capsule will take 16 minutes from take-off to reach the desired orbit 400-km from Earth, and while returning will take 36 minutes to reach Earth.
The carrier is expected to land in the Arabian Sea, just off the coast of Gujarat where Indian Navy and Coast Guards will be on standby to lift the capsule as soon as it lands on water.
