ISRO Starts Work On India's Maiden Space Station, Here's How It May Look
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ISRO chief S Somanath says the first modules of the space station may be launched in the next few years.
As part of India's ambitious plans in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started work on setting up the country's maiden space station at the earliest. ISRO chief S Somanath says the first modules of the space station may be launched in the next few years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious goal for ISRO -- India's own space station, up and running by 2035. ISRO has already started developing technologies for the space station. The space station to be placed in a low earth orbit. The Bharatiya Antariksh Station could accommodate 2 to 4 astronauts in space. Only Russia, the US and China have sent space stations in orbit. India may become the fourth country to have an independent space station in space.
NDTV got exclusive access to an artist's impression of the space station displayed at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
Dr Unnikrishnan Nair, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, says work is on in full swing and the plan is to use India's heaviest rocket, Bahubali, or Launch Vehicle Mark 3 to hoist the components into an orbit of about 400 km from earth.
