New Delhi || 11-12-2024
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh gave in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today that India will establish an operational Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035 and Indian Crewed Lunar Mission by 2040. BAS will be the first National Space Laboratory to conduct multidisciplinary microgravity experiments and studies in the fields of Science, Technologies, Medicine, Agriculture, Space manufacturing, among others. BAS will also be acting as a platform for global & national collaboration, gateway to lunar exploration & beyond and to help boost the Space Economy of the country.
ISRO has initiated development of various technologies for the Bharatiya Antariksh Station. These technologies will be demonstrated through precursor missions for BAS, which has been recently approved by the Government as part of revision in Gaganyaan programme.
Department of Space leap towards India’s Space Vision 2047 with the approvals of key Missions which includes, establishment of 1st module Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2028, Development of Next Generation of satellite Launch Vehicle (NGLV) (reusable Low-cost launch vehicle) by 2032, Chandrayaan-4 by 2027, to develop and demonstrate the technologies to come back to Earth after successfully landing on the Moon and also collect moon samples, and Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) by 2028, to study the Venusian surface and subsurface, atmospheric processes and influence of Sun on Venusian Atmosphere.
