India has big preparations regarding space i.e. space mission. The Indian government is planning to take a human mission to the moon by 2040. To prepare for this, many more vehicles will go to space in the coming time.
During the winter session, Dr. Thol Thirumavalavan, the current president of Tamil Nadu’s Liberation Panthers Party and MP from Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency, asked questions to the government regarding the space mission. Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh answered his question. He told that India is planning to land humans on the moon by 2040.
India’s space station module ready
He told that ISRO has prepared the module of indigenous Indian space station consisting of five modules. It is expected to be fully active by 2035. This entire module has been reviewed by the national level review committee.
He said that in September 2024, the Cabinet had approved the development and launch of the first module of the Indian Space Station (BAS-01) by 2028. Activities on BAS 01 module are progressing well. In these, work is going on technological development of engineering systems and many sub-systems.
The budget allocation for many previous missions, including the development and launch of BAS-1, has been kept in the Gaganyaan programme. The reason for this has been increased to Rs 20,193 crore in 2024.
Base module may be ready by 2028
The target to complete the development and launch of its base module (BAS-01) has been set by 2028. The BAS with 5 modules is targeted to be ready for operation by 2035.
International standards are being taken care of
He said that ISRO is incorporating international standards in the design of BAS-01 sub-systems. This can ensure interoperability of BAS-01. Apart from this, support and cooperation of other space agencies is also being sought. These also include uses for technical development and testing for the Indian human space program.
Gaganyaan is the first manned mission
Gaganyaan is India’s first manned mission. Which will be able to safely take humans to the lower Earth orbit (LEO), and will also ensure their return. Indian Space Station (BAS) is a big step into the future. This will open the doors to a new world full of mysteries in space. This will also support Indian human exploration missions (such as Indian landing on the Moon) as envisioned in India’s Space Vision 2047.
