NEW DELHI: The vision for space in the Amrit kaal envisages including other things, establishing an operational Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035 and Indian crewed lunar mission by 2040, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
BAS will be the first national space laboratory to conduct multidisciplinary microgravity experiments and studies in the fields of science, technologies, medicine, agriculture, space manufacturing, among others. BAS will also be acting as platform for global and national collaboration, gateway to lunar exploration & beyond and to help boosting the space economy of the country, the minister said.
ISRO has initiated development of various technologies for the Bharatiya Antariksh Station. These technologies will be demonstrated through precursor missions for BAS, which has been recently approved by the government as part of revision in Gaganyaan programme, Dr Singh said.
The Department of Space leaps towards India’s Space Vision 2047 with the approvals of key missions which include establishment of first module Bharatiya Anthariksh Station (BAS) by 2028, development of next generation of satellite launch vehicle (NGLV) (re-usable low-cost launch vehicle) by 2032, Chandrayaan-4 by 2027, to develop and demonstrate the technologies to come back to earth after successfully landing on the moon and also collect moon samples, and Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) by 2028, to study the Venusian surface and subsurface, atmospheric processes and influence of Sun on Venusian Atmosphere, the Union minister added.
