India wants its own space station and dreams of sending astronauts to the moon by 2040. And the country is already thinking much further!
L’India A few days ago publicly announced its intention to design its own space station by 2035 and to organize a manned mission to the moon within the next five years. The country has significantly increased efforts in its space program in recent years and last August became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the south pole of our natural satellite. Shortly thereafter, in September, he launched a probe to examine the Sun in detail.
India wants its own space station and dreams of sending astronauts to the moon by 2040
However, manned space travel is a real novelty for the Indian Space Agency (ISRO). Its upcoming Gaganyaan mission will be the first-ever time that India will send astronauts into space using its own resources, and the country is now gearing up to test the vehicles that will enable such a manned mission.
During a meeting led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian space agency announced its plan to conduct its first manned flight in 2025, apparently ahead of its possible mission to the moon. Recently, the agency successfully completed the test flight of its Crew Escape System Test Vehicle. This is an ejection device installed at the tip of the rocket that is triggered to quickly move the capsule away if a problem occurs in the first moments of flight. . Soon, ISRO will conduct three test missions of its launch vehicle without people on board. In total, the country is planning around 20 tests before sending the first astronauts into space.
#ISRO TO SEND PEOPLE TO THE MOON BY 2040!!! 🌖@PMOIndia held a meeting with DoS today where a series of Chandrayaan missions, a Venus orbiter mission and a Mars landing mission were officially announced!
He also directed ISRO to set up a space station (Bharatiya Space Station)… pic.twitter.com/3cxonsYvVW
— ISRO Spaceflight (@ISROSpaceflight) October 17, 2023
And the country is already looking much further!
India will also build a brand new launch pad and a new generation launch vehicle to realize its “ambitious” space dreams. In addition to setting up India’s Bharatiya Antariksha space station by 2035 and launching a manned mission to the moon by 2040, India is also eyeing interplanetary missions. In particular, Narendra Modi has expressed keen interest in developing an orbiter around Venus and a lander on Mars. Be continued !