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India’s Space Dream Takes Off: Moon Samples, Human Spaceflight & Space Station 2035 | Home Work
India’s space ambitions are entering a new phase after the success of Chandrayaan-3, with ISRO working towards human spaceflight, lunar sample return missions and the Bharatiya Antariksh Station.The government’s Space Vision includes establishing an operational Indian space station by 2035 and sending an Indian astronaut to the Moon by 2040. The first module of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station is planned for launch in 2028.A major milestone will be Chandrayaan-4, designed to demonstrate technologies needed to land on the Moon, collect lunar samples and safely return them to Earth. ISRO has also outlined further lunar missions, including Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX in collaboration with Japan’s JAXA.India’s human-spaceflight programme is also advancing through Gaganyaan and the technologies required for docking, crew transfer and long-duration missions. The successful Axiom-4 mission, which carried Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station, has further strengthened India’s human-spaceflight ambitions. n18oc_home-workn18oc_politicsn18oc_india
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