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Chandigarh, December 11
India is set to launch its first National Space Laboratory, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), by 2035 and aims to execute an Indian Crewed Lunar Mission by 2040, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh informed the Lok Sabha today. In a written response, Dr. Singh detailed that the BAS will conduct multidisciplinary microgravity experiments across various fields such as science, technology, medicine, agriculture, and space manufacturing. The station will serve as a platform for both global and national collaborations and will play a key role in the country’s space economy.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing the required technologies for the BAS, which will be tested in precursor missions. These efforts are part of a broader plan for India’s space exploration, including a series of missions approved by the government. These missions involve the establishment of BAS by 2028, the development of the Next Generation Satellite Launch Vehicle (NGLV) by 2032, and the Chandrayaan-4 mission by 2027 to explore lunar samples and return to Earth.
Dr. Singh also outlined plans for the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), scheduled for 2028, aimed at studying the surface, subsurface, and atmospheric processes of Venus.
