India’s Next Big Space Missions

India’s space programme has moved from launching satellites to exploring the Moon, Mars and beyond.

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India’s Human Spaceflight Mission Gaganyaan aims to send Indian astronauts into space and safely bring them back to Earth.

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Indian astronauts, known as vyomanauts, are being trained for the country’s human spaceflight programme.

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A Bigger Moon Mission The planned Chandrayaan-4 mission aims to take India’s lunar exploration a major step further, including bringing lunar samples back to Earth.

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Exploring the Moon Further Future lunar missions are expected to study the Moon’s surface, resources and environment in greater detail.

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India is also planning Shukrayaan-1, a mission designed to study Venus and better understand its atmosphere and surface.

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Watching Earth From Space The NISAR satellite, developed by India and the US, is designed to observe changes on Earth’s land and ice surfaces.

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India’s Aditya-L1 mission is studying the Sun. Future research could help scientists better understand solar activity and its effects on Earth.

India plans to build its own space station, which could support scientific experiments and long-duration human space missions.

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From the Moon and Venus to human spaceflight, India is expanding its ambitions in space and building technology for more complex missions.

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India’s space programme is entering a new phase. With ambitious missions ahead, the country is looking to strengthen its position

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