LANDING OF AN INDIAN ON THE MOON BY 2047-FIRST PHASE OF BHARTIYA ANTARIKSHA STATION TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2028
- Ananya Sharma
- Feb 29, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 5, 2024
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It’s going to be a transcending of ISRO’s space exploration efforts as on Monday (26th Feb 2024), Indian Space Research Organization ISRO Chief S. Somnath stated that the agency intends to land an Indian on the Moon by 2040. He also detailed the technology science roadmap for a zero-gravity environment, doing space exploration in the long run by setting up the Indian Space Station by 2035, with its first phase to be launched in 2028. The project Bhartiya Antariksha Station is in the last leg of its design stage.
He detailed that the humans could be launched to the moon after the completion of its first phase. Apart from this he also mentioned the interplanetary missions on Venus and Mars.
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Technology Science Roadmap
As per ISRO chairman, a technology science roadmap for a zero-gravity environment has to be created. According to him, there should be an expanded capability for the moon mission and we must have persistent access to the moon.
He also said that the vision of landing an Indian on the moon would require a continuous implementation of missions to the moon and that scaling up knowledge on the moon in a meaningful way.
Adding to his statement, he said that the implementation of missions to the moon will not be economical or low cost. The launcher capabilities, laboratories as well as the Lander missions have to be developed. He said that the exercise needs to be done several times and not just once to finally send an Indian to the moon.
The ISRO Chief stated regarding the renaissance of the moon missions globally and there are many countries such as the U.S., China, and many others heading to the moon.
Long-Term Vision For Space Exploration
Emphasizing the long-term plans for space research, the ISRO chief calls for advancement of the human access to the moon.
He also detailed the need for Bhartiya Antrarisha Station or Indian Space Station. He described the mission to be executed in two stages.
In the first stage or module the Indian space station should be stationed in orbit by 2028 and in the second stage is expected to be completed by 2035 during which human habilitation for a longer period is possible.
The space station hardware would be developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) and the electronic components would be made at the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) stationed in Bangalore.
The project Bhartiya Antariksha Station is in the last leg of its design stage.
He detailed that the humans could be launched to the moon after the completion of its first phase.
Interplanetary Missions
The Isro chief also discussed the future plans for exploring other planets such as Venus and Mars.
According to him, the plans for interplanetary missions for example Venus Orbiter Mission and the Mars Lander were discussed and he is quite intrigued by Venus‘s atmosphere, its topography, the dust over there, its volcanoes, its massive clouds as well as the lightning. As per him, even Mars holds a much greater possibility of landing.
Lunar Sample Return Mission
This mission is under discussion by the space agency as pointed out by the Isro Chief, and the mission purpose is to bring together the samples from the lunar or the moon’s surface which is a permanently shadowed region in the lunar South Pole, and then handover the samples once landed back to Earth with caution for scientific studies.
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