India aims crewed Moon mission by 2040, says ISRO chief

ISRO chief Narayanan said India aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2040, with its Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission set for 2027. He detailed upcoming projects including a space station by 2035 and a Venus orbiter mission

Ranchi: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency has set a target of landing Indians on the Moon by 2040, while its maiden human spaceflight mission ‘ Gaganyaan ‘ is on track for launch in 2027.

Narayanan said a slew of ambitious space projects and sector reforms were currently underway, including a national space station by 2035, and three uncrewed ‘Gaganyaan’ missions by 2026, with the first one that includes a half-humanoid robot ‘Vyommitra’, targeted for December 2025.

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