INDIA'S PLAN TO HAVE OWN SPACE STATION

 UPSC GS MAINS IMPORTANT QUESTION

What is India's plan to have its own space station and how it will benefit our space program?


India plans to have its own space station , and modalities for it will be worked out after the first manned mission, Gaganyaan, scheduled for August 2022. According to Dr. Sivan, the proposed space station is envisaged to weigh 20 tonnes and serve as a facility where astronauts can stay for 15-20 days , and it would be placed in an orbit 400km above earth.





Space technology impacts our lives in myriad ways, from communications, agricultural management, disaster management, land management, and national security. 




A space station is a space craft which revolves around the earth and provides a small habitable space for few humans to live for a few days to carry out cutting edge scientific research in any environment that cannot be stimulated on earth.





 The idea is to have "our own" space station where Indian Astronauts can fly regularly to conduct microgravity experiments, the ISRO chief said. Since 2000, astronauts have periodically visited the ISS to carry out close to 300 different microgravity science experiments in diverse fields such as astrobiology, astronomy, material science, space medicine and space weather. The Indian station would be available for other countries to do collaborative research.



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