New Delhi, Dec 16 : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), that is known for sending satellites out into space, including the manned mission Gaganyaan, is now helping to build a specialised sphere for a manned mission to 6,000 metres deep into the ocean, the Parliament was told on Thursday.
Under the ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ launched by the government, a manned scientific submersible has been proposed to be developed for deep ocean exploration and the project is named ‘Samudrayaan’, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
The National Institute of Ocean Technology, an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, had earlier developed and tested a “personnel sphere” for a manned submersible system for 500 metre water depth rating, he said.”That personnel sphere of 2.1m diameter to be used as a crew module up to 500 m water depth has been developed using mild steel and tested up to 600 m water depth in the Bay of Bengal using the research Vessel Sagar Nidhi during October 2021.”One Titanium alloy personnel sphere for manned submersible system for 6,000 metre water depth rating, is under development in association with Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram,” he added.India has planned to send a manned mission to space and to the bottom of the ocean at the same time – roughly, 2024 – with the funding to the tune of Rs 4,100 crore for Deep Ocean Mission setting the tone.niv/vd
ISRO helping send man 6,000 metres deep into ocean
He said that the National Institute of Ocean Technology (an autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Earth Sciences) had previously developed and tested an “personnelsphere” to create a submersible system capable of submersibles for 500 metres of water depth. The personnel sphere of 2.1m in diameter, which can be used to support crew modules up to 500m of water depth, was developed with mild steel.It has also been tested to 600m of water depth at the Bay of Bengal by the Vessel Sagar Nidhi (October 2021).
He said that one Titanium-alloy personnel sphere is being developed in collaboration with Vikram Sarbhai Space Center, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram.
India plans to send both a manned space mission and a sub-sea mission at the same moment – around 2024.Deep Ocean Mission funding is set to fund the initiative.
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