Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced ambitious space plans including setting up an Indian space station by 2035 and a lunar astronaut mission by 2040.
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Review
These goals were discussed during a meeting to review the progress of the Gaganyaan mission and the upcoming demonstration flight of the test vehicle.
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Interplanetary missions
Modi also encouraged scientists to work on interplanetary missions, such as the Venus Orbiter Mission and Mars Lander.
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Roadmap
The Department of Space will now create a detailed Moon exploration roadmap, involving Chandrayaan missions, Next Generation Launch Vehicles, and human-centric laboratories.
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Space missions
Modi's directive builds upon the success of recent Indian space initiatives like the Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 missions.