ISRO Chief S Somnath
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ISRO chief S Somnath has revealed the dates of upcoming space missions. According to S Somnath, ISRO is planning to launch the Gaganyaan mission in the year 2026. Whereas Chandrayaan mission can be launched in the year 2028. ISRO chief S Somnath attended the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture program of Akashvani (All India Radio) on Saturday.
ISRO will make Chandrayaan-5 mission in collaboration with Japan
S Somnath said during the program that the manned space mission Gaganyaan is likely to be launched in 2026. Also, Chandrayaan-4, the mission that will bring samples from the Moon, will be launched in the year 2028. There is a plan to launch NISAR, a joint operation between India and America, in the year 2025. ISRO chief said that Chandrayaan-5 mission will be completed in collaboration with Japan’s space agency JAXA. However, there is still time and it is expected to be launched only after the year 2028.
350 kg rover will be sent in Chandrayaan-5
ISRO chief said that Chandrayaan-5 mission will be very important for sending humans to the moon. The rover that will be sent under the Chandrayaan-5 mission will weigh around 350 kg. Earlier, the rover sent in Chandrayaan-3 mission was only 27 kg. The lander of Chandrayaan-5 mission will be made by ISRO, while the rover, which will weigh 350 kg, will be made by Japan.
Plan to send human mission to the moon by 2040
The Indian Space Agency plans to send a human mission to the Moon by 2040. During the program held in Akashvani, ISRO chief S Somnath said that there is a need to expand India’s space sector and at present ISRO’s contribution in the space sector globally is only two percent and it needs to be increased to at least 10 percent in this decade. Is the goal of. This growth requires new policies enabling private sector participation and entrepreneurship. According to media reports, the ISRO chief said, ‘Many large and small industries have shown interest in investing in the space sector and many things which traditionally could only be done by ISRO are now being done by private industry. Are.’