Archive · 21 Aug 2026
India to Host Third National Space Day in Ahmedabad
India celebrates National Space Day every year on August 23.
The day remembers the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon in 2023.
India’s third National Space Day will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Space Applications Centre will organize the event.
The theme talks about building a developed India through space innovation and teamwork.
It also expresses a goal of becoming a global leader in space.
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced the programme.
He said India is working in areas such as communication, navigation, human spaceflight and exploring planets.
India will observe its third National Space Day on August 23, 2026, with celebrations in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Space Applications Centre will host the programme in Ahmedabad, a city associated with Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
The theme is “Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership.”
National Space Day commemorates Chandrayaan-3’s successful soft landing near the Moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023.
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said India is entering new phases in communication, navigation, human spaceflight and planetary exploration.
- Who
- The Indian Space Research Organisation, its chairman V. Narayanan and the Space Applications Centre are involved in the celebrations.
- What
- India will hold its third National Space Day programme under the theme “Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership.”
- When
- The programme is scheduled for Sunday, August 23, 2026; National Space Day is observed annually on August 23.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with the programme organized by the Space Applications Centre.
- Why
- The day commemorates Chandrayaan-3’s successful soft landing near the Moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023, and highlights India’s space ambitions.
- Event
- India’s third National Space Day
- Date
- August 23, 2026
- Host city
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Organizer
- Space Applications Centre
- Theme
- Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership
- Commemorated achievement
- Chandrayaan-3’s soft landing near the Moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023
- Landing site
- Shiv Shakti Point