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ISRO, the Indian space agency, is considering selecting women fighter test pilots or female scientists for its upcoming human space flight program, Gaganyaan. The agency's chief, S Somanath, mentioned that ISRO plans to send a female humanoid robot in an unmanned spacecraft next year. The Gaganyaan mission aims to send humans into space for three days and bring them back safely.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Isro prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human space flight programme Gaganyaan mission an.

India's 'Gaganyaan' mission aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for three days and bring them safely back to Earth.

ISRO prefers women fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human space flight programme, the Gaganyaan mission, and it is possible to send them in the future, the space agency chief S Somanath said on Sunday.

Defining the mission, ISRO said, In-flight Abort Demonstration of Crew Escape System (CES) at Mach number 1.2 with the newly developed Test Vehicle followed by Crew Module separation & safe recovery.