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- ISRO conducted CROPS experiment to study plant growth in space.
- A batch of cowpea seeds has been successfully sprouted in space as part of the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) experiment.
- The Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies experiment was sent through PSLV-C60 POEM-4.
- Under the CROPS experiment cowpea seeds sprouted in 4 days.
- The CROPS payload has been developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
- It has been designed to develop and evolve ISRO’s capabilities for growing and sustaining flora in extra-terrestrial environments.
- ISRO also successfully operated India’s first space robotic arm.
- The Relocatable Robotic Manipulator-Technology Demonstrator (RRM-TD) is India’s first space robotic manipulator with walking capability.
- It has been developed by IISU and is a 7 Degree of Freedom (DoF) robotic arm.
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