Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Indian Astronaut Challenges Students to Aim for Moon
An Indian astronaut named Subhanshu Shukla talked to students about India's big space dreams.
He said India is working on sending people to space with the Gaganyaan mission and even building its own space station.
He also mentioned that India wants to land someone on the moon by 2040.
Shukla told the students that they should aim high and maybe one of them could be the first Indian on the moon.
He said it's an exciting time for India's space program and that students should be part of making India a developed nation by 2047.
Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla challenged students to aim for moon and space station goals.
Gaganyaan mission is India's first human spaceflight program.
India plans to build its own space station, Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
India aims to land an Indian on the moon by 2040.
Shukla encouraged students to participate in India's journey to become a developed nation by 2047.
- Who
- Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla
- What
- Challenged students to aim for moon and space station goals
- When
- Tuesday, November 25
- Where
- During an interaction with students (location not specified)
- Why
- To inspire students and highlight India's space ambitions
- Astronaut
- Subhanshu Shukla
- Mission
- Gaganyaan
- Space Station
- Bharatiya Antariksh Station
- Moon Landing Goal
- 2040
- Vision
- Viksit Bharat by 2047
- Current Status
- Gaganyaan mission in progress, space station under discussion
Sources
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