Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Shubhanshu Shukla Says India’s Space Future Bright, Challenging
Shubhanshu Shukla said India has a promising future in space exploration.
He also said reaching big goals will be difficult.
India will need people to work hard for a long time.
It will also need enough money and other resources.
Shukla spoke during National Space Day celebrations in Ahmedabad.
The day remembers India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon in 2023.
Children at the event took part in rocket and rover activities.
The event also showed how government organizations and private companies can work together in space projects.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla described India’s space-sector future as bright but challenging.
He said sustained hard work, time and resources are needed to achieve India’s space ambitions.
The remarks came during National Space Day celebrations at the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad.
National Space Day commemorates Chandrayaan-3’s successful lunar landing on August 23, 2023.
The event featured student rocket competitions, rover challenges and presentations on public-private space collaboration.
- Who
- Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, along with children and public- and private-sector space representatives.
- What
- Shukla discussed the bright but challenging future of India’s space sector during National Space Day celebrations.
- When
- Sunday; the celebrations commemorated Chandrayaan-3’s landing on August 23, 2023.
- Where
- The Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad, India.
- Why
- The event commemorated Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing and highlighted space-sector activities and public-private collaboration.
- Speaker
- Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
- Event
- National Space Day celebrations
- Location
- Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
- Commemorated achievement
- Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing near the Moon’s southern polar region
- Landing date
- August 23, 2023
- Event activities
- Rocket competitions, rover challenges and presentations on public-private collaboration
- Mission hardware
- The Vikram lander made a controlled soft landing, and the Pragyan rover conducted scientific experiments