ISRO’s Vyommitra’s name is derived from Sanskrit. In Sanskrit ‘Vyoma’ means space and ‘Mitra’ means friend.  She is a female humanoid developed by ISRO with a human-like appearance.

It is about time that we normalised crying and stopped telling our children that only the weak cry, because that doesn’t just put them on a dangerous path for a lifetime, it is also a lie, and we know it

India will launch its lunar mission on July 15. Two women — mission director Ritu Karidhal and Vanitha M are heading this exercise.