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ISRO chief confirms Indian space station by 2035
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan confirmed India will build the Bharatiya Antariksha Station by 2035, with the first module already approved. Speaking at the third National Space Day in Ahmedabad, he said the…
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan confirmed India will build the Bharatiya Antariksha Station by 2035, with the first module already approved. Speaking at the third National Space Day in Ahmedabad, he said the station is being developed alongside the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme. The full station is part of the Space Vision 2047 plan.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, at the same event, highlighted the growing role of private companies in India's space sector, saying they have cut the time needed to develop applications and launch satellites. Chandrayaan-3's lunar landing and the naming of Shiv Shakti Point led to the creation of National Space Day, he said.
India's space programme, begun 64 years ago, now supports citizens in over 50 areas including Earth observation, disaster warnings, and navigation. The next phase will test India's ability to sustain human activity in space, with Gaganyaan, the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, and longer-term plans for a crewed Moon mission.
Indian Opinion Analysis
India's plan for the Bharatiya Antariksha Station mirrors the path China took after its first human spaceflight, developing orbital infrastructure as a stepping stone to deeper space goals. The ISS, built and operated by five space agencies including Russia and the US, will retire around 2030, leaving a gap that India, China with its Tiangong station, and private operators are racing to fill. Gaganyaan, India's first crewed orbital mission, must succeed first: its uncrewed test flights and the human-rated LVM3 launch vehicle are in development and will set the pace. The ISRO chief gave a 2035 target, but the first modules may launch as early as 2027 or as late as 2028, according to the agency's annual report. Cabinet approval for the first module has been granted, the full station and crewed Moon mission remain subject to budget allocations and technical milestones, with the next concrete date being the rollout of Gaganyaan's crew capsule.
Source: convergence-now.com
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