ISRO signs MoU with NIOT for submersible spherical vessel MATSYA-6000
's
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
(VSSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
National Institute of Ocean Technology
(
NIOT
) to develop a
submersible spherical vessel
,
MATSYA-6000
, which can carry humans into the sea up to a depth of 6km.
The
human-occupied vehicle
(HOV) is part of 'Samudrayaan', a project under the
Deep Ocean Mission
of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), according to ISRO.
In a release issued by the space agency on Wednesday, the design of the HOV along with development of the material for realisation was carried out by VSSC.
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The sphere measuring 2,260mm diameter with a wall thickness of 80mm, is made out of Titanium alloy and is expected to withstand an external pressure up to 600bar under low temperature conditions of -3°C.
It has the capability to carry a three-member crew into the deep ocean, the release added.
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