Good News: ISRO Chief fixes the date of launching the manned space mission Gaganyaan, when will India send humans to the moon? Know everything here

New Delhi. ISRO chief S Somnath made a big revelation on Saturday regarding the dates of upcoming space missions. S Somnath said that we are planning to launch Gaganyaan Mission in the year 2026. Whereas Chandrayaan mission can be launched in the year 2028. ISRO chief S Somnath gave this information while addressing the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture of All India Radio on Saturday.

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ISRO will jointly build Chandrayaan-5 mission with Japan

S Somnath said 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 for this and it is expected to be launched only after the year 2028.

ISRO Chief said that Chandrayaan-5 Mission will be very important in terms of 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

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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 currently ISRO's contribution to the space sector at the global level is only two percent and this decade. The target is to increase it to at least 10 percent. 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 industries. Are being done by.