He noticed there was an opportunity to develop such
modules, as
well as virtual reality simulators, for so - called «ground school» training for helicopter pilots or the maintenance
crews working on military airplanes such as the Royal Canadian Air Force's Hercules transport.
«We thought it
better to gain some confidence in the design of our
crew module,» says Sundaram Ramakrishnan, director of ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.