Plans of the Indian Space Research Organisation to launch its crewed Gaganyaan spacecraft have spurred at times public discussion if another term than astronaut should be used for the crew members, suggesting vyomanaut (from the Sanskrit word  meaning 'sky' or 'space') or gagannaut (from the Sanskrit word  for 'sky').
plˈænz ʌvðɪ ˈɪndiən spˈeɪs ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən tə lˈɑːntʃ ɪts kɹˈuːd ɡˈæɡɐnɪˌɑːn spˈeɪskɹæft hæv spˈɜːd æt tˈaɪmz pˈʌblɪk dɪskˈʌʃən ɪf ɐnˈʌðɚ tˈɜːm ðɐn ˈæstɹənˌɔːt ʃˌʊd biː jˈuːzd fɚðə kɹˈuː mˈɛmbɚz, sədʒˈɛstɪŋ vˈaɪəmˌænɔːt fɹʌmðə sˈænskɹɪt wˈɜːd mˈiːnɪŋ skˈaɪ ɔːɹ spˈeɪs ɔːɹ ɡˈæɡɐnˌɔːt fɹʌmðə sˈænskɹɪt wˈɜːd fɔːɹ skˈaɪ.