Since the 1980s, ISRO has transferred technology to Indian firms. The applications have been across a wide spectrum, including improvements in the Jaipur foot, a prosthetic artificial limb. While Isro’s targets for the space station and the Moon appear within grasp, the space agency’s potential for a tech boost to the economy must be kept front and center. The creation of IN-SPACe, an autonomous agency to solve coordination issues and hasten the development of the space ecosystem, should increase Isro’s impact. There’s a lot Isro can deliver before placing an Indian on the Moon. Modi gave these directions during a meeting to review the preparedness of the Gaganyaan mission (the country’s first human mission) and the first demonstration flight of the crew escape system test vehicle scheduled for October 21. According to a statement, Modi said that India should target a “Bharatiya Antariksha Station” (Indian space station) by 2035 and send the first Indian to the Moon by 2040.India is aiming to become the second country to put an astronaut on the Moon by 2040, the government has said.
The country’s space goals also include plans for a space station within 12 years, 2035, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced these ambitions on Tuesday, as well as asking scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars.Chandrayaan-3 landing coincided with his trip to South Africa for a meeting of the group of nations known as BRICS. Mr. Modi’s face beamed into the control room in Bengaluru during the landing’s final minutes, where he was split-screen with the animation of the lander.
“Chandrayaan-3’s triumph mirrors the aspirations and capabilities of 1.4 billion Indians,” Mr. Modi said when the landing was complete, declaring the event as “the moment for new, developing India.”
