India has announced its intention to land an astronaut on the moon by 2040, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed the space department to develop designs for a space station by 2035. The country’s aspirations for space travel have surged following Chandrayan’s soft landing in August, which made India the fourth nation to complete a soft landing. Modi spoke at a high-level meeting to assess the progress of the Gaganyaan Mission and lay out the country’s future space exploration plans. The Gaganyaan Mission got fully explained during the meeting, including recent technological advancements like human-rated launch vehicles and system qualification.
By 2040, India plans to send an astronaut to the moon
Another noteworthy development was the recent launch of Aditya L1 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh, the country’s first sun-based space mission.
By 2035, India will set up its space station
India declared its intention to land an astronaut on the moon by 2040 on Tuesday (Oct. 17), and Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed the space department to create designs for a space station by 2035. In addition, Prime Minister Modi urged scientists to continue working on the Venus and Mars missions.
Chandrayan’s soft landing boosted India’s space ambition
India became the fourth nation to complete a soft landing in August, just days after a similar Russian mission failed. This achievement helped India’s aspirations for space travel to skyrocket.
The statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office
Modi spoke to a high-level meeting on Tuesday to assess the Gaganyaan Mission’s progress and to lay out the country’s future space exploration plans, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.
“Developing on the achievement of the Indian space campaigns, including the latest Chandrayan-3 and Aditya L1 Missions, the Prime Minister instructed that India must now aim for fresh and challenging objectives, including establishing the “Bharatiya Antariksha Station” (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and delivering first Indian to the moon by 2040,” stated the press release.
The Gaganyaan Mission got clarified in the meeting
The Gaganyaan Mission got fully described during the meeting by the Department of Space, which also covered several recent technological advancements like human-rated launch vehicles and system qualification.
“The Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3) will be carrying out three missions (no-man), one of about 20 crucial tests. On 21 this month, the Crew Escape System Test Vehicle will conduct its initial performance flight. The meeting determined that the mission is ready for launch in 2025,” according to the statement.
The space department will create an outline for Moon research to realize the 2040 mission. Several Chandrayaan missions, the creation of a Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), the building of a new launch pad, the establishment of human-centric laboratories, and related technological developments will all fall under this category.
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