India To Build A Moon Space Station By 2040

Illustration of exploration on the Moon (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA The Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) plans to build a space station in lunar orbit by 2040. This station will be a post that supports exploration and scientific research missions.

According to an Indian Today report, ISRO will run the ambitious project into three stages. In the first phase, the roadmap for the creation of a lunar space station will focus on developing technology and returning samples from the Moon.

This mission is named Chandrayaan-4. ISRO plans to collect 3 kilograms of samples at the Moon's South Pole, an area that is believed to be full of ice water. Once the samples are collected, these samples will be sent back to Earth for research.

Next in the second phase, ISRO will launch a manned landing mission on the surface of the Moon, in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direction. In the last stage, the new ISRO will develop a lunar space station.

By carrying out a mission to build a lunar station, ISRO believes that they can be at the forefront of the space sector, perhaps even beating NASA, which continues to make new innovations. The station is expected to support various missions in the future.

Not only will it be a center of research and exploration support, but the lunar space station will also be used as a resource and stepping stone for space missions. This post will play a very important role in studying the Moon's geology.

Almost the same as the International Space Station (ISS), the station will be used as a laboratory to test new technologies and conduct scientific experiments. The station will also be used as a place for astronauts to settle outside Earth's orbit.