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India's Bharatiya Antariksh Station Module-01 On Track for 2028 Launch
India is building its own space station called Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
The first part, called BAS-01, is planned to launch by 2028.
The government has approved this plan and is working on it.
The space station will have five parts in total and will be fully ready by 2035.
The money for this project is included in the budget for another space mission called Gaganyaan.
India is also making sure that its space station can work with other countries' space systems.
This space station will help India do more research in space and even plan missions to land on the Moon.
India's first space station module, BAS-01, is on track for a 2028 launch.
The Union Cabinet approved the project in September 2024.
The fully operational space station with five modules is expected by 2035.
Funding for BAS-01 is included in the expanded Gaganyaan Programme budget of Rs 20,193 crore.
ISRO is incorporating international standards to ensure interoperability with other space agencies' systems.
- Who
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Government of India
- What
- Development and launch of the first module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01)
- Where
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- When
- Launch targeted for 2028, full operation by 2035
- Why
- To advance India's human spaceflight ambitions and support scientific research in microgravity environments
Key facts
- Module Name
- Base module (BAS-01)
- Launch Target
- 2028
- Full Operation Target
- 2035
- Budget Allocation
- Rs 20,193 crore (included in Gaganyaan Programme)
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- International Standards
- Incorporated for interoperability
- Cooperation
- Through operational instruments with other space agencies
Quotes
Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State for the Department of Space
“The development of the indigenous space station will open up further avenues in space exploration, which will lead to utilisation of the unique microgravity environments in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for advanced scientific research and technology development activities.”
thehansindia.com
freepressjournal.in
“ISRO is incorporating necessary international standards in the design of BAS-01 subsystems, which ensures interoperability of BAS-01 with systems provided by other international agencies.”
thehansindia.com
freepressjournal.in
