New Delhi, Indian Space Agency (ISRO) has now started the Gaganyaan mission after the successful landing on the Moon, preparations for which are going on very fast. To take stock of these preparations and prepare the outline of space efforts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on Wednesday. Apart from the ISRO chief, many officials were present in this meeting. During this, ISRO Chief gave many information related to the mission to PM Modi.

While giving targets to the ISRO chief and officials in the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that they have been asked to fulfill the target of sending humans to the Indian Space Station by 2035 and to the Moon by 2040. Prime Minister Modi reviewed the preparations for the first demonstration flight of Gaganyaan and asked ISRO scientists to work on Venus Orbiter Mission, Mars Lander.

The Department of Space gave a comprehensive overview of the Gaganyaan mission in this meeting, which includes various technologies developed so far such as human-rated launch vehicle and system qualification. During this time it was noted that about 20 major tests including 3 uncrewed missions of Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3) have been planned. The first demonstration flight of the Crew Escape System Test Vehicle is scheduled for October 21. The preparation of the mission was evaluated in the meeting and its launch in 2025 was confirmed.

Building on the success of Indian space initiatives, including the recent Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1 missions, the Prime Minister directed that India now aims to achieve all possible goals, including setting up the 'Indian Space Station' (ISS) by 2035 and sending the first Indian to the Moon by 2040. New and ambitious goals should be set.

During this, ISRO said that it will develop a roadmap for exploration on the Moon. This will include a series of Chandrayaan missions, development of the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), construction of a new launch pad, establishment of human-centric laboratories and related technologies. The Prime Minister also called on Indian scientists to work towards interplanetary missions, which will include a Venus orbiter mission and a Mars lander. Prime Minister Modi expressed confidence in India's capabilities and reaffirmed the country's commitment to scale new heights in space exploration.