{"id":42538,"date":"2025-10-27T12:53:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=42538"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:03:56","slug":"4-key-space-projects-receive-the-go-ahead-from-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/4-key-space-projects-receive-the-go-ahead-from-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Key Space Projects Receive the Go-Ahead from Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why in News?<\/li>\n<li>What are the 4 Space Projects Approved by the Cabinet?<\/li>\n<li>About the Chandrayaan-4 Mission<\/li>\n<li>About the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM)<\/li>\n<li>About the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)<\/li>\n<li>About the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Union Cabinet approves four important space endeavours to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the near future.<\/li>\n<li>In total, the Cabinet cleared funds of more than \u20b922,750 crore for the developmental costs of these four programmes, which are in line with the <strong>Vision 2047<\/strong> mapped by the space agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>What are the 4 Space Projects Approved by the Cabinet?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chandrayaan-4<\/strong> &#8211; the 4th iteration of India\u2019s lunar mission;<\/li>\n<li>The development of <strong>Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM)<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>The building of the <strong>first unit<\/strong> of India\u2019s indigenous space station, dubbed <strong>Bharatiya Anatriksh Station<\/strong> (BAS), by extending the scope of Gaganyaan programme; and<\/li>\n<li>The development of the <strong>Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About the Chandrayaan-4 Mission:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Budget allocated and launch date:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s<strong> 4th mission <\/strong>to the Moon, for which a budget of <strong>\u20b92,104.06 <\/strong>crore was cleared, <strong>is slated for launch in 2027<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The approved cost for the mission includes &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>Spacecraft development and realisation,<\/li>\n<li>Two launches of Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3),<\/li>\n<li>External deep space network support, and<\/li>\n<li>Conducting special tests for design validation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Chandrayaan-4<strong> will be a remote mission<\/strong>, aiming to <strong>bring rock samples<\/strong> from the lunar surface back to Earth after a soft landing.<\/li>\n<li>It will build on the success of <strong>Chandrayaan-3<\/strong>, with which <strong>India became the first country to land a probe on the lunar south pole.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It will expand on the technology developed in Chandrayaan-3 <\/strong>by adding elements like lunar docking, precision landing, sample collection and a safe journey back to Earth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This will make India even more self-reliant<\/strong> in space technologies, boosting innovation and supporting academia.<\/li>\n<li>This mission will <strong>achieve the foundational technologies capabilities<\/strong> eventually for an <strong>Indian landing on the Moon<\/strong> (planned by year 2040) and return safely back to Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Budget allocated and launch date: <\/strong>The <strong>\u20b91,236crore<\/strong> VOM mission has set a target of March <strong>2028<\/strong>. This will be <strong>India\u2019s 2nd mission to a planet<\/strong>, after the <strong>Mars<\/strong> Orbiter Mission in <strong>2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s first scientific mission to Venus involves<strong> sending an orbital spacecraft<\/strong> to study the planet closest to Earth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It aims to enable scientists to better understand<\/strong> the Venusian atmosphere, and geology and generate data that gives information into the planet\u2019s thick atmosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Venus is thought to have developed under Earth-like conditions, but a runaway greenhouse effect caused the planet to deviate, rendering it inhospitable for life.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It offers a unique opportunity to <strong>understand how planetary environments can evolve very differently<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Budget allocated and launch date:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s <strong>most ambitious<\/strong> space project and the <strong>Gaganyaan follow-on <\/strong>mission, the project saw a net additional funding of \u20b911,170 crore.<\/li>\n<li>The first module of the project (dubbed BAS-1) targets a launch in 2028 and the target to complete the entire project is for <strong>2035<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives:<\/strong> BAS aims to <strong>establish an Indian space station that will orbit 400 km above the Earth\u2019s surface<\/strong>. It will allow astronauts to stay in orbit for 15-20 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>The massive 52-tonne machine will serve as <strong>a research platform<\/strong> for Indian astronauts and scientists<strong> to conduct experiments in microgravity, astronomy, and Earth observation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Budget allocated and launch date:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In total, \u20b98,240 crore was approved for <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/next-gen-launch-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">NGLV<\/a>, which includes development costs, three developmental flights, essential facility establishment, programme management and launch campaign.<\/li>\n<li>It will take 96 months &#8211; with the first launch taking place in 84 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It will be a <strong>new launch vehicle that is capable of high payload<\/strong>, and will be cost-effective, reusable, and has the potential to be commercially viable.<\/li>\n<li>This launch vehicle is <strong>one of the requirements for setting up a BAS.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>NGLV will have <strong>three times the present payload<\/strong> capability <strong>with 1.5 times the cost compared to LVM-3.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It will also have <strong>reusability <\/strong>resulting in<strong> low-cost access to space<\/strong> and <strong>modular green propulsion systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q.1. What was the ISRO&#8217;s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>MOM is India&#8217;s first interplanetary mission to the red planet Mars launched on board PSLV-C25 on Nov 05, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/quest-upsc-notes\/isro\/\" target=\"_blank\">ISRO<\/a> has become the 4th space agency to successfully send a spacecraft to Mars orbit. Though the designed mission life is 6 months, it completed 7 years in its orbit on Sept 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q.2. What is India&#8217;s Gaganyaan mission?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/union-cabinet-approves-venus-mission-indian-space-station-isro-projects-9574515\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Union Cabinet approves Venus mission, Indian space station among 4 key Isro projects<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/cabinet-approves-funds-for-four-space-missions-including-chandrayaan-4-venus-orbiter-mission-101726686658363.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cabinet approves 4 important space endeavours to be launched by the ISRO in line with the Vision 2047 mapped by the space agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","7":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}