India aims for own space station by 2035, astronaut on moon by 2040

New Delhi, March 19 : India has planned to have its space station namely Bharat Antariksh Station and if all plan goes well an Indian astronaut will be on the Moon by 2040. This was stated by the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh while replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha today.

Mr. Singh said, Chandrayaan-4 will be launched through two launch vehicles and it will have five components. In reply to a query on why the chosen four Gaganyaan astronauts have been kept away from the public eye, Mr Singh said it has been done to keep them away from distractions. He added that Gaganyaan’s test flight with a female robot will be launched by the end of this year.