Government approved the development of the first unit of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-1).
India will become third country with its own space station by setting up Bharatiya Antariksh Station very soon.
The Union Cabinet has approved expansion of India’s Gaganyaan program.
It includes the development of the first unit of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-1) and the integration of new technologies and missions to support the BAS.
BAS-1 will act as a platform for testing and validating new technologies crucial for the station’s construction and operation.
The revision of the Gaganyaan Programme includes additional requirements for the station and precursor missions.
The total budget for the revised Gaganyaan program has been increased to ₹20,193 crore.
The Gaganyaan project envisages human spaceflight capability of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission.
At present, the International Space Station (ISS) and China’s Tiangong Space Station (TSS) are the two active space stations orbiting Earth.
