The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch India’s first international space station by 2028. ISRO chairman S Somnath announced the upcoming launch in Ahmedabad on Friday.
“In another five years, we will launch our first module of the international space station (ISS),” Somnath told a gathering of young scientists at the Bhartiya Vigyan Sammelan, a joint initiative of Vigyan Bharti (Vibha) and Gujarat government. “The first module will weigh 8 tonnes and will be robotic,” he announced.
“India will have its own 'Bharat Space Station' during Amrit Kal,” the ISRO chairman said, as per All India Radio News.
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The ISS will serve as a foundation for future ISRO missions. Building on this improved technology, the ISRO also plans to send astronauts to space as part of the ISS mission by 2035.
S Somnath also commented on the Aditya L-1 mission to study the solar atmosphere. “Aditya will reach the L-1 point on January 6,” he said. “Everyone will be able to watch the video of Aditya entering L-1.”
The mission, the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun from a halo orbit L1, was launched by the ISRO on September 2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota.
"Aditya-L1 will enter the L1 point on January 6. That is what is expected. Exact time will be announced at appropriate time," Somanath told mediapersons in Ahmedabad on Friday on the sidelines of the Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan organised by Vijnana Bharati, an NGO working to popularise science.
"Once it is successfully placed on L1 point, it will be there for the next five years, gathering all the data which are very important not for India alone but for the entire world. The data will be very useful to understand the dynamics of the Sun and how it affects our life," the ISRO chief said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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