The plan to ship the Samudrayaan to six,000 meters deep into the ocean may very well be delayed. (Representational)
Nagpur:
India will ship three explorers to a depth of 500 meters below the ocean in an indigenously constructed vessel, Samudrayaan, this yr, an official stated.
Engineers on the Nationwide Institute of Ocean Know-how in Chennai have already designed the metal sphere that may home the aquanauts for his or her journey, he stated.
Nevertheless, the plan to ship the Samudrayaan to six,000 meters deep into the ocean may very well be delayed as a consequence of problem in procuring the titanium sphere able to withstanding stress at these depths, the official, requesting anonymity, instructed PTI on the sidelines of the Indian Science Congress underway right here.
He stated a metal sphere can stand up to stress as much as a depth of 500 meters however will crumple because it cruises deeper, making titanium because the steel of alternative.
“These are unique applied sciences and no nation is able to half with them. The Ukraine battle has additional aggravated the state of affairs,” the official stated with out elaborating.
India has additionally set its eyes on reaching human spaceflight by the tip of subsequent yr.
The Ukraine battle has already pushed the timelines for human spaceflight to the tip of 2024 and the Indian House Analysis Organisation (ISRO) plans to hold out an uncrewed mission to check and validate applied sciences for the Gaganyaan mission this yr.
“It isn’t like sending a satellite tv for pc to orbit. We can’t take probabilities in relation to human beings. We’re being cautious and cautious. Globally, it took about 10 years for nations to develop human area flight functionality, which we’re doing in 4,” ISRO chairman S Somanath stated.
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