ISRO Develops Crew Module Design

ISRO has successfully developed a design for the crew module of the manned submersible vehicle which will explore the sea bed as part of a project under the Deep Ocean Mission.

The Crew Module

  • The crew module is a key component of the manned submersible vehicle.
  • It is a sphere shaped capsule, capable of carrying three crew members.
  • The submersible vehicle can travel up to approximately 6,000 metres under the sea.
  • ISRO and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT, Chennai) have signed MoU to develop the module which is intended to be built using Titanium.
  • NIOT will work on electronics and navigation ....

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