2023-10-28 10:00:00
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’Inde publicly announced a few days ago its intention to design your own space station by 2035 and to organize a manned mission to the Moon within the next five years. The country has greatly stepped up its efforts in its space program in recent years, becoming the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the south pole of our natural satellite last August. Shortly after, in September, he launched a probe to study the Sun very closely.
India wants its own space station and dreams of sending astronauts to the Moon by 2040
However, human spaceflight is a real novelty for the Indian space agency (ISRO). Its future Gaganyaan mission will mark the very first time that India has sent astronauts into space via its own means, and the country is now preparing 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 carry out its first manned flight in 2025, before, obviously, its possible mission to the Moon. Recently, the agency successfully completed the test flight of its Crew Escape System Test Vehicle, the ejection device installed at the top of the rocket which is triggered to quickly move the capsule away in the event of a problem during the first moments of the flight. Soon, ISRO will carry out three test missions of its launcher, without humans on board. In total, the country plans around 20 tests before sending the first astronauts into space.
#ISRO TO SEND HUMANS 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 lander 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 seeing much further!
India will also set up a brand new launch pad and a new generation launcher to be able to realize its “ambitious” space dreams. In addition to establishing the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, or Indian Space Station, by 2035 and launching a manned mission to the Moon by 2040, India also has its sights set on interplanetary missions. Narendra Modi has notably declared himself very interested in the development of an orbiter around Venus and a lander on Mars. To be continued !
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