Prime Minister Narendra Modi has today announced that India will have its own space station by 2035 which will help in the study of the universe. PM Modi said this while addressing a gathering at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram. The Prime Minister also said that India’s own astronaut will land on the moon using its own spaceship.
“By 2035, India will have its own space station that will help us study the unknown expanses of space. In this period of Amrit Kaal, Indian astronaut will land on the surface of the moon on our own rocket…” the PM said.
“India of the 21st century, is today surprising the world with its potential. In the last 10 years, we have launched about 400 satellites, whereas 10 years before that, only 33 satellites were launched…” the PM added.
PM Modi also expressed his happiness over the use of mostly ‘made in India’ equipments during the Gaganyaan mission, “I was very happy to know that most of the equipment used in Gaganyaan is Made in India. What a great coincidence it is that when India is taking off to become the top 3 economy of the world, at the same time India’s Gaganyaan is also going to take our space sector to a new height.”
PM Modi who is on a visit to Kerala, reviewed the progress of the Gaganyaan mission, which is India’s first manned mission to the moon. The preparations for which are extensively underway at various ISRO centres.
As per ISRO, Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching crew of three members to an orbit of 400 km for a three days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.
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