ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Thursday said that after the success of Chandrayan-3, there was a huge demand to know about what was next for the space agency in the coming 25 years.
He said the space agency has a roadmap for what it has planned till 2047. “We can build a space station, we can send human beings to the moon, and we can create Moon-based economic activity in space,” he said.
Samantha was speaking at the TechFest at IIT Bombay.
The ISRO chief also highlighted the importance of interconnected satellite communication. This network will enable swift information sharing between satellites in different orbits, enhancing real-time monitoring and assessment.
On August 23, India scripted history by becoming the fourth country to touch down on the Moon and the first to land on the southern polar region.
Somanath earlier this month said the ISRO will send an Indian astronaut to the Moon as early as 2040. “Looking ahead, ISRO aims to take the next step in space exploration with the Gaganyaan programme, planning to launch a crew of 2 to 3 Indian astronauts into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for up to three days before safely returning them to a predefined site in Indian waters,” he said in an article for Manorama Yearbook 2024.
