Prime Minister Modi has also called on scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars.
New Delhi:
India aims to send an astronaut to the moon by 2040, the government said on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed the space department with plans for a space station by 2035.
India’s space ambitions got a boost when the country in August became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s undiscovered south pole, just days after a similar Russian mission failed, and the fourth country overall to achieve a soft landing .
Following that success, India launched a rocket to study the sun and will conduct a test later this week as part of its manned space mission.
“The Prime Minister directed India to now strive for new and ambitious goals, including setting up ‘Bharatiya Antariksha Station’ (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and sending the first Indian to the moon by 2040,” the government said in a statement .
“To realize this vision, the Ministry of Space will develop a roadmap for lunar exploration,” it added.
Prime Minister Modi has also called on scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars.
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