Gaganyaan Vyomanaut Suit

The Gaganyaan Vyomanaut Space Suit (GVSIT) is India's first indigenously designed and manufactured pressure suit, developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram. The suit was first publicly exhibited at the Bangalore Space Expo in September 2018 following over 150 design iterations, with external aesthetic consultation from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Bengaluru that evaluated 70 design options. At approximately 5 kg, it is one of the lightest IVA suits ever developed — possible because it operates at ambient cabin pressure under normal conditions and pressurizes only in emergency. The orange color was chosen following the international tradition of rescue visibility (NASA LES, ACES, Sokol all use orange or high-visibility colors). Three flight-ready suits have been fabricated for the first crewed Gaganyaan mission. When India successfully flies Gaganyaan, it will become the fourth nation to independently send humans to space.