Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India is working towards building its own space station during the National Space Day address to the nation on Saturday. “Today, India is rapidly advancing in breakthrough technologies like semi-cryogenic engines and electric propulsion. Soon, with the hard work of all you scientists, India will also soar with Gaganyaan and in the coming times, India will build its own space station,” stated PM Modi. Click on to read about Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s upcoming missions. (File Photo)
Gaganyaan Mission: Initially approved in December 2018, the Gaganyaan programme is designed to launch human spaceflight missions and lay the basis of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. Four missions are currently in development. ISRO chief V Narayanan recently confirmed that the first test Gaganyaan mission will launch in December of this year. (Image: ISRO)
Chandrayaan-4 Mission: This mission is aimed at developing technologies required for safe return to Earth after a successful landing on the moon. It was approved on September 14, 2024, and is expected to be completed within 36 months. (File Photo)
Venus Orbiter Mission: As the name suggests, this mission is aimed at the study of planet Venus, broadening the scope beyond the moon and Mars. It is expected to launchh around March 2028. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Bharatiya Antariksh Station: Also known as the Indian Space Station, this is a planned space station to be constructed by India and operated by ISRO. Expected to weigh around 20 tonnes, it will maintain an orbit of 400 kms above the Earth. Astronauts could stay for a period of 15-20 days. (Image: News18 Hindi)
Mars Lander Mission: Also called Mangalyaan 2, this would be India’s second interplanetary mission to Mars. It is expected to have a rover and a helicopter. (File Photo)
AstroSat-2: This would be India’s second dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. (File Photo)
