Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:26pm on 27 Oct 2024,Sunday Science
ISRO Chief S Somanath has announced updated timelines for India’s upcoming space missions. The Chandrayaan-4 mission, aimed at returning lunar samples, is scheduled for 2028. The Chandrayaan-5 mission, a collaborative moon landing with Japan’s JAXA, is also expected after 2028, carrying a 350-kg rover, ten times heavier than Chandrayaan-3’s. India’s first manned mission, Gaganyaan, is planned for 2026, with future goals set for a moon mission by 2040. Additionally, ISRO will launch the TDS-01 electric-propelled satellite in December 2024. Somanath shared these updates at the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture, highlighting India’s space advancements.
