Astronauts may wear Russian suits for India's first manned mission – media kraken зеркало

Indian astronauts taking part in the country's first manned space mission, ‘Gaganyaan’ – scheduled for next year – are likely to wear Russian-made suits, The Hindustan Times has reported, citing documents accessed by the outlet.

According to the report, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will likely make the choice “considering the programmatic requirements and to doubly ensure the crew safety.”

This is despite India developing its own Intra Vehicular Activity (IVA) suits for the mission, with the work about to be completed, the outlet added.