By- Shivanshi Srivastava
ISRO expects to mark the country's presence on Mars and Venus within five years.
Though some challenges were identified, but internal talks on mission concepts are already underway.
Some common logistical challenges, like developing launch vehicles capable of carrying heavier payloads, more fuel, more equipment, etc. are needed for missions to Mars, Venus or beyond.
ISRO expects 20-30 per cent greater payload capacity within the next two years. This is crucial for India's future space missions.
The proposed Mars mission will be India's second, after the success of Mangalyaan which was launched in November 2013.
India's first Mars mission began orbiting the planet in September 2014 and immense data before ISRO before losing contact last year.
The mission to Venus will be India's first.
On the mission to Venus dubbed Shukrayaan, Dr Sankaran said," Mission to Venus can be launched in next 4 to 5 years."
ISRO chief S Somanath had confirmed the Venus mission had been configured and some payloads were under development.